Japan, U.S. condemn Russia’s civilian killings
13:11 JST, April 8, 2022
BRUSSELS (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday condemned Russia for its alleged civilian killings in Ukraine.
The acts are totally unacceptable as they amount to violations of international humanitarian law, Hayashi and Blinken said in their meeting in Brussels, held on the sidelines of a gathering of the Group of Seven foreign ministers.
In their talks, which lasted about 35 minutes, the two agreed that their countries will continue to sanction Russia and provide assistance to Ukraine and neighboring countries.
Apparently bearing in mind China’s hegemonic behavior, Hayashi and Blinken shared the view that their countries will not accept any unilateral attempt to change the status quo by force, like the one happening in Ukraine, in the Indo-Pacific region or East Asia.
They confirmed close bilateral cooperation to deal with various issues related to China and realize a visit to Japan by U.S. President Joe Biden and a summit of the Quad nations—Japan, the United States, Australia and India—at an early date.
Hayashi and Blinken also affirmed close cooperation between their countries and among Japan, the United States and South Korea over issues related to North Korea following the reclusive country’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24.
Hayashi also met with the European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell. They agreed on close bilateral cooperation to end the Ukraine crisis.
Also in Brussels, Hayashi attended a meeting between North Atlantic Treaty Organization member nations’ foreign ministers and their counterparts from partner countries including Japan and Ukraine.
In the meeting, Hayashi said China has not criticized Russia for its aggression against Ukraine. There are countries that support this aggression directly or indirectly, he said, adding this is a grave situation.
"Politics" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
Chinese Ships Stay in Japanese Waters near Senkaku Islands for 2 Days
-
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Promotes Revised NISA Investment Program to Young People; Kishida Focusing on Moving Money From Savings to Investment in a Safe Environment
-
Japan, U.S. to Join Forces on AI, Semiconductors; Seek to Counter China’s ‘Military-Civil Fusion’
-
Japan, U.S. to Work Together for Expanding Marine Product Supply Chains; Countering China’s Economic Coercion
-
84% of People Nationwide Say They Feel Japan’s National Security Is Under Threat
JN ACCESS RANKING
- Japan Lags in Efforts to Gain Value from Human Resources; Govt Working to Increase Usage
- M6.0 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tohoku Region; Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi Prefectures Observe 4 on Japanese Scale With No Risk of Tsunami
- Cherry Blossoms Draw Crowd to Tokyo’s Ueno Park; Viewing Season Kicks Off to Slow Start
- Shohei Ohtani’s Former Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara Appears in School Textbook; Publisher Considers Replacing Content
- Shinkansen Services Suspended After Man ‘Searches for Phone’ on Tracks; Disruption Affects About 14,000 Passengers