Since the start of Russia's military invasion, while the leaders of the G7 = seven major countries have visited Ukraine one after another, there has been a voice within the government that Prime Minister Kishida should visit before the Hiroshima Summit in May. and the adjustment is expected to continue.
Prior to the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion, U.S. President Biden visited Ukraine on the 20th, and Italian Prime Minister Meloni visited Ukraine on the 21st, meeting with President Zelensky and expressing solidarity. Did.
Since the military invasion, G7 leaders other than Prime Minister Kishida have already visited Ukraine.
Within the government, in addition to receiving an invitation from President Zelensky, there are voices saying that Japan should realize a visit before the Hiroshima Summit in May, given its position as the chair of the G7.
On the other hand, the biggest issue is "ensuring safety", and while other G7 countries are said to have made the visits by working with the military and special agencies, Japan has no explicit regulations that the Self-Defense Forces can handle. However, it has been pointed out that information security is difficult due to the custom of reporting the Prime Minister's overseas business trips to the Diet in advance.
However, regarding the "report to the Diet," both the ruling and opposition parties said on the 22nd that they would give top priority to information security for ensuring safety when visiting Ukraine, and would allow ex-post reports as an exception. Based on these points, it is expected that adjustments will continue to see if the visit can be realized.