noun
Ministry of External Relations
Official name used in Angola, Brazil, and India for their foreign affairs ministry. Not a Japanese government body.
アンゴラの対外関係省は、外交政策を担当している。
Angola's Ministry of External Relations is in charge of foreign policy.
ブラジルの対外関係省は、通商交渉にも関与する。
Brazil's Ministry of External Relations is also involved in trade negotiations.
外務省 is the standard Japanese term for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while 対外関係省 refers specifically to the similarly named ministries in Angola, Brazil, and India.
Compound of 対外 (たいがい, 'external') + 関係 (かんけい, 'relations') + 省 (しょう, 'ministry'). A direct translation of 'Ministry of External Relations' used for certain countries.