Diplomatic Bluebook Cohesive Northern Territories "Illegal Occupation in Russia" Clarified for the first time in 19 years

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has put together a diplomatic bluebook of this year, condemning Russia's repeated military invasion of Ukraine and showing that it comes at a high price through sanctions.

As for the Northern Territories, we have to clear the severe attitude stated as being "illegally occupied by Russia" for the first time in 19 years.

The Diplomatic Bluebook is a document that summarizes the policies of Japanese diplomacy, which has been published every year since 1957, and was reported at the Cabinet meeting on the 22nd.

The international situation is in this, it pointed out that the United States was in earnest to rush from era to support the stability and prosperity of the world in such overwhelming political power and military power in the era of the "US-China Competition and inter-state competition." ..

He accused Russia of invading the military as a violent act that would shake the foundations of the international order that humankind had built up in the last century, and said that unilateral changes in the status quo by force should not be allowed in any region. Through sanctions in collaboration with each country, we will show that a series of actions comes at a high price.

He also stated that the peace treaty negotiations between Japan and Russia were "not in a position to talk about the outlook," and that the Northern Territories were "a territory peculiar to Japan, but are currently illegally occupied by Russia."

These expressions have not been used for a long time in the diplomatic bluebook during the negotiations on the peace treaty between the two countries, and it has been stated as "illegal occupation" since 2003 and as "territory peculiar to Japan" since 2011. in, it is a form that was to clear the stringent attitude to Russia.

On the other hand, China, which has been in the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations, is safe, noting that it maintains close ties with Russia, and that it is expanding and activating military activities around Japan. it is but a strong concern on the security.

He said that it is absolutely unacceptable for North Korea to repeatedly launch missiles in new modes with extremely high frequency, and that it will work with the international community to call for the full implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions. is.