Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Japanese Foreign Minister Iwai Takeshi. They talked about support for Ukraine, North Korea's involvement in the war against Ukraine, and a new support package, UNN reports.
"...I met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan: he is on a visit to Ukraine. And it is important that this is his first visit to another country immediately after the appointment of the new Japanese government - a visit to Ukraine. This is both symbolic of our relations, Ukraine and Japan, and very practical: this war in Europe is now deciding a lot for the whole world," Zelensky said.
The Head of State thanked the Minister and the entire Japan for the support provided to Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, it has amounted to $12 billion.
"Japan is a true leader in Asia in defending the rules-based international order and simply human life. We also discussed the fact that North Korea has now become an ally of Russia and is helping Putin in this criminal war. I informed him about the activity of the North Korean military in Kursk region, about all the threats from the cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow. russia is teaching North Korea modern warfare, and this could cause much wider destabilization. We must counteract this together and with all our other partners," Zelenskyy added.
According to him, there is a new support package from Japan.
"Of course, we spoke with the Japanese Foreign Minister about strengthening sanctions against Russia, about our economic cooperation with Japan, about reconstruction, and about how to bring a just peace closer. We are also preparing for a conversation with the new Prime Minister of Japan," Zelenskyy summarized.
Україна і Японія готуються підписати угоду про захист інвестицій - Шмигаль25.09.24, 17:58