MADRID, 21 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering a visit to the Ukrainian capital, kyiv, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the war by Russian troops, although he has not yet decided on the date.
“Regarding the prime minister’s visit to Kiev, we are considering it based on various situations, such as local security measures, but nothing has been decided at the moment,” cabinet spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said on Tuesday. as collected by the newspaper ‘Asahi’.
Likewise, the Japanese spokesman has celebrated the surprise visit of the US president, Joe Biden, to Ukraine, “as a measure to show” US solidarity “with Ukraine one year after the invasion”, which began on February 24, 2022 by term of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A source close to the residence of the Japanese ‘premier’ has declared that “the visit to kyiv has a political significance”, reports the aforementioned newspaper.
Kishida is the only G7 leader who has not yet visited Ukraine, despite the fact that he has expressed his willingness to make the trip on numerous occasions.
“We will powerfully demonstrate to the world the firm will of the G7 to defend the international order based on the rule of law,” he declared, according to the newspaper ‘Mainichi’.
Kishida announced on Monday that he had invited Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky to the G7 leaders’ summit to be held electronically this Friday, and the delivery of almost 5.15 billion additional euros to Ukraine to help rebuild infrastructure. damaged during the conflict with Russia.
Japan assumes the presidency of the group during 2023. In May a face-to-face summit will be held in the city of Hiroshima, a gesture that Kishida hopes will send a message of peace against the use of nuclear weapons. From Ukraine they have assured that they will consider Zelenski’s visit to Hiroshima if Japan invites him to the face-to-face summit, as reported by Kiodo, an issue that is also expected to be discussed at the virtual meeting on February 24.