Before the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the G7 = seven major foreign ministers' meeting was held in Germany.
While the invasion is protracted, they agreed to maintain and strengthen sanctions against Russia and to actively cooperate with and continue to support Ukraine.
The first Foreign Ministers' Meeting held by Japan as the chair country of the G7 this year was held in conjunction with the "Munich Security Conference", where leaders and ministers of countries around the world gather to discuss security, and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Kleva also participated.
At the outset, Foreign Minister Hayashi referred to North Korea's missile launches, stating, "The unprecedented frequency of ballistic missile launches by North Korea poses an imminent threat to Japan's security, and the peace and security of the international community." It is also a threat to us. It is absolutely unacceptable, and we would like to work closely with the G7."
At the meeting, discussions centered on the situation in Ukraine, and it was agreed to maintain and strengthen sanctions against Russia, call on countries supporting Russia to stop, and agree to actively cooperate with Ukraine and continue to support it. .
In addition, it is important to condemn Russia's attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, confirm its policy to pursue responsibility in accordance with international law, and firmly maintain the international order based on the rule of law. We shared the perception that
Minister Hayashi will continue to work closely with the G7 countries not only on the situation in Ukraine but also in the Indo-Pacific region toward the Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture in April and the Hiroshima Summit in May. showed the idea.