UN Security Council Public Debate Foreign Minister Hayashi “Unite under the principle of the rule of law”

With Russia's invasion of Ukraine protracted, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hayashi called for rallying under the principle of the rule of law in a public debate at the United Nations Security Council, and called for the act of rewriting the borders by force and coercion. I emphasized that we should never allow it.

Foreign Minister Hayashi hosted a ministerial-level public debate on the rule of law at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 13th, Japan time, as Japan is chairing the United Nations Security Council this month.

In it, Minister Hayashi said, ``We are confronted with wars of aggression in Europe, conflicts and geopolitical tensions from Africa to the Middle East, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific. However, I hear voices questioning the significance of its existence.”

He then called on all United Nations member states, large and small, to come together under the principle of the rule of law, stating, "Only under the rule of law can we be free from the fear of barbaric power." .

Bearing in mind the response to Russia's aggression in Ukraine and the conflict between the United States and China, he pointed out that the rule of law is a universal concept, neither choosing a side nor mediating between opposing sides. Did.

Furthermore, underscoring that Japan will faithfully implement the United Nations Charter and United Nations resolutions, and that it will never allow the act of rewriting its borders by force or coercion, Japan will directly and indirectly support Russia in order to end its aggression against Ukraine. asked to refrain from doing so.

In addition, in order to strengthen the functions of the United Nations, he called for reforms such as expanding the number of permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council and adding African countries to the permanent membership.

In addition, in order to spread the rule of law internationally, he expressed his intention to provide assistance to developing countries in such areas as the establishment of legal systems and human resource development.