Foreign Minister Hayashi also attended over the situation in Ukraine, and G7 = foreign ministers of seven major countries held an emergency meeting online, and a support group was set up because neighboring Moldova, which accepts many refugees from Ukraine, is in a difficult situation. It matched by doing.
An emergency meeting of foreign ministers of the G7 = seven major countries was held online for about an hour and a half from 9:30 pm on the 17th of Japan time to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
After the meeting, Foreign Minister Hayashi told reporters, "We strongly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Belarus' involvement as a G7, and reaffirmed that we would continue to put pressure on us to stop the attack immediately."
On top of that, Minister Hayashi said that neighboring countries accepting refugees from Ukraine are also facing difficulties and that neighboring Moldova is in a particularly difficult situation, and the G7 will play a central role in establishing a support group for Moldova in collaboration with each country and international organizations. It was revealed that they matched by doing.
At the meeting, Minister Hayashi explained that Japan had decided to implement additional sanctions against Russia based on the previous G7 leaders' statement.
Minister Hayashi said, "Japan will continue to cooperate with the G7 and work closely with the international community."
On the other hand, Minister Hayashi asked whether the telephone talks between the U.S. and Chinese leaders on the 18th were on the agenda at the meeting, but said, "We talked about China, but I would like to refrain from details." I did.