[Global Web Report] Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported on the 2nd that the foreign minister Lin Fangzheng visited Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia from April 28 to May 2, and held talks with foreign minister-level officials of these countries, calling for Cooperation on the issue of Russia.
However, the report said that compared with Lin Fangzheng's remarks during his visit, the responses of the three countries showed a temperature difference with Japan in terms of Russia.
According to the report, when visiting these three countries, Lin Fangzheng all emphasized that Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine "obviously violates international law and is a profound situation that shakes the fundamentals of the international order", and called for "the international community must maintain the In tune."
However, the report said that the responses of the three countries showed a temperature difference with Japan in terms of Russia.
In response to Lin Fangzheng's remarks, the foreign minister-level officials of the three countries responded separately, (Kazakhstan) "my country is ready to act in accordance with the basic principles of the UN Charter and make diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue peacefully." (Uzbekistan) "All disputes should be It was resolved peacefully based on international law.”; (Mongolia) “It is important to cease the fighting immediately and reduce tensions.”
According to the report, the three countries Lin Fangzheng recently visited are close to Russia. In addition to geography, they are also closely related to Russia in terms of history and economy.
It is worth noting that when Lin Fangzheng visited Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also visited Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Italy and the United Kingdom from April 29 to May 6.
Japanese media previously reported that Fumio Kishida will exchange views with these countries on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.