Prime Minister Kishida agreed at a press conference at the closing of the G7 summit in Germany to take further sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine, and decided to cooperate with rising energy and food prices. I emphasized that I shared.

He also announced his intention to hold next year's G7 Summit in Hiroshima from May 19th to 21st.

After attending the G7 Summit = Summit of the Seven Major Countries held in Germany, Prime Minister Kishida held a press conference on the spot from around 10 pm on the 29th of Japan time.



At the beginning, Prime Minister Kishida said over the situation in Ukraine, "to protect universal values ​​such as freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, and to respond to the global rise in energy and food prices brought about by Russia's violence. Therefore, I was able to participate in and contribute to the discussion and send a powerful message that was united as a G7. "



He explained that the G7 agreed to take further sanctions against Russia and continue to strongly support Ukraine in order to end Russia's military invasion as soon as possible.



He added that he agreed that the cause was the military invasion of Russia over the global rise in prices such as energy and food. It is a challenge faced by the framework. Each country shared its determination to take flexible measures according to the economic situation and work together to overcome difficulties. "



Then, in order to increase the pressure on Russia as G7, he said that he would consider setting an upper limit on the price of oil produced in Russia. It is an initiative that has the effect of becoming. "



On the other hand, he mentioned that the situation in the Indo-Pacific region is continuing to invade the territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture by public vessels of the China Coast Guard. We reaffirmed the principles. As the G7, we emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and agreed to promote a peaceful solution to the cross-strait issue. "



As it marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, whether or not to hold a summit meeting with President Xi Jinping said, "There is nothing decided at this point, but dialogue at various levels is important. While insisting, I would like to think about specific meetings. "



He also explained that the G7 has confirmed the importance of pursuing the complete, verifiable and irreversible destruction of all weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles over North Korea's nuclear and missile development. did.



Based on this achievement, he revealed his intention to hold the G7 Summit next year in Hiroshima from May 19th to 21st.



On top of that, "I would like to show the world a strong commitment that the G7 leaders will never cause the devastation of nuclear weapons from the land of Hiroshima and will firmly refuse armed aggression. Creating an order for a new era based on universal values ​​and international rules. I want to make it a summit that shows the intention of the G7 to take the lead with the weight of history. "



On the other hand, Prime Minister Kishida has repeatedly stated that he will respond swiftly to prices and economic conditions, such as flexibly utilizing the reserve fund of this year's budget, over measures to counter inflation in Japan.



In addition, over the tight power supply and demand, he said that he would make every effort to secure the power supply capacity by restarting two thermal power plants in the future. I want you to get over it by using the cooler well. "



Regarding the restart of nuclear power plants, "It is a major premise that safety is ensured based on the new regulatory standards, and then we will proceed with the restart of nuclear power plants that have gained the understanding of the local community. The basic policy is to utilize nuclear power as much as possible to secure it. "