Prime Minister Kishida had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Johnson on the night of the 16th as tensions continued over the situation in Ukraine.
He told reporters, "We have confirmed that we will continue to work together on diplomatic efforts to alleviate tensions."
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, the government is making every effort to ensure safety, such as calling on Japanese people staying in the area to evacuate, saying that the situation is likely to worsen rapidly, and cooperates with related countries such as the United States. However, we are considering future measures.
Under these circumstances, Prime Minister Kishida had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Johnson for about 20 minutes after 6 pm on the 16th.
After that, Prime Minister Kishida told reporters, "We confirmed that we consistently support the unity of Ukraine's sovereignty and territory, and agreed that we could not allow a change in the status quo by force. To ease tensions. We have confirmed that we will continue our diplomatic efforts and cooperate with each other. "
He added, "I would like to continue to pay close attention to the situation in Ukraine with serious concern. I would like to respond appropriately in close cooperation with the international community, including the G7 = seven major countries." I did.
On the other hand, regarding relations with the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Kishida said, "We also agreed on efforts to continue strengthening relations in fields such as security, diplomacy, economy, and trade, including the free and open Indo-Pacific." I did.