A telephone talk was held between Prime Minister Kishida and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the ongoing tension in Ukraine.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Kishida appears to have called for a diplomatic solution to alleviate tensions.
Prime Minister Kishida had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin for about 20 minutes from 9:30 pm on the 17th.
The details of the talks have not been clarified, but Prime Minister Kishida consistently supports the unity of Ukraine's sovereignty and territory at the talks, and Japan cannot allow unilateral changes in the status quo by force. It seems that he sought to pursue a diplomatic solution to alleviate tensions while communicating his attitude.
Prime Minister Kishida had previously held a telephone talk with President Zelensky of Ukraine, and agreed to work together to alleviate tensions through diplomatic efforts.
Prime Minister Kishida will participate in the G7 emergency summit meeting held online next week, and based on the results of telephone talks with President Putin and President Zelensky, will discuss how G7 countries should cooperate to alleviate tensions. I would like to have a discussion.