Prime Minister Kishida said at a press conference in the UK he visited on the night of the 5th that he would add about 140 individuals subject to asset freezing, saying that he would strengthen pressure on Russia in collaboration with the G7 = seven major countries. Announced new sanctions.
Prime Minister Kishida visited Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Italy, Vatican, and the United Kingdom from the 29th of last month, and held a press conference in London from 11:00 pm on the 5th of Japan time.
In this, Prime Minister Kishida said, "Currently, the international community is at a major historical crossroads. In order to protect the peaceful order of the world, it is time to further strengthen the unity of the G7. It must not be. "
On top of that, in cooperation with the G7, to further strengthen the pressure on Russia,
▽ to add about 140 individuals subject to asset freeze and to add targets to asset freeze of Russian banks,
▽ export ban We have announced the addition of
about 70 more Russian military groups to be targeted, and
new additional sanctions to ban the export of cutting-edge goods such as quantum computers.
He also touched on the visits of the three Southeast Asian countries and confirmed that unilateral changes in the status quo with each country are not allowed anywhere and that sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected. "We were able to have a very meaningful discussion with all the leaders."
Furthermore, with China intensifying its supremacy, "Russia's aggression is not just a problem in Europe. It is a problem of the order of the international community including the Indo-Pacific, and we must not allow force to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific." Said.
After that, he said, "We also discussed the increasingly severe situation in East Asia, such as North Korea launching ballistic missiles yesterday. We also agreed to work together to deal with North Korea, including the abduction, nuclear and missile issues. "
On the other hand, he emphasized that he exchanged opinions with the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and Italy over his "new capitalism" and received an evaluation that he "has exactly the same awareness of the problem and can sympathize with it."
In addition, after returning to Japan, he will meet with Finnish Prime Minister Ursula von Magné on the 11th of this month, the EU-European Union executive body, and President of the European Commission, Von der Leyen, on the following day. Revealed that a visit to Japan is planned.
And, "Japan will make the maximum contribution of" unique to Japan "in the international community. Against the background of such a strong determination of the Japanese people, as Prime Minister, he will move" New Era Realism Diplomacy "in earnest. I will go. "