Former Soviet Belarus forcibly landed a passenger plane and detained anti-government journalists, G7 = Foreign Ministers of the seven major countries issued a joint statement, strongly condemning Belarus, and then accused the journalists I asked for immediate release.
Belarusian officials forcibly landed a passenger plane passing through the territory at the airport in the capital Minsk on the 23rd, detaining anti-government journalist Protasevic on board.
On this issue, foreign ministers of G7 countries including Japan and senior representatives of the EU-European Union issued a joint statement on the 27th, saying that they condemn the actions of the Belarusian authorities in the strongest words.
He called Prota Sevic's detention unconditionally and immediately released, calling it a serious attack on media freedom.
The EU has already imposed sanctions on Belarus, such as banning aircraft from flying over the EU, but the joint statement has shown a strong stance that it will take measures including further sanctions as necessary.
It also calls on the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), which sets rules for civilian aircraft, to immediately consider operational safety measures, saying that passengers and crew of passenger aircraft are at risk.