China News Service, April 18. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report, on the 18th, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with the Swiss Confederation President Cassis, who was visiting Japan for the first time.
Regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the two sides reached an agreement to continue to strengthen sanctions against Russia.
On April 18, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Swiss Confederation President Cassis.
According to the report, Kishida Fumio also said that under the current situation in Russia and Ukraine, he hopes to strengthen close ties between the two countries.
On February 24, local time, Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine, and Europe and the United States immediately launched a series of sanctions against Russia and military assistance to Ukraine.
Recently, the Japanese government decided to impose additional sanctions on Russia, freezing the assets of 398 people, including the daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the wife of Russian Foreign Minister Lavro and his wife, and 28 groups including Sberbank.
Japan also decided to ban new investments in Russia, among other things.
On February 28, local time, Switzerland announced its participation in the EU’s package of sanctions against Russia, freezing the assets of relevant Russian individuals and institutions in Switzerland and prohibiting Swiss companies from conducting business with the sanctioned objects.