“In the international community, a great balance of power shift is taking place, changing dramatically. The international community has entered an era in which cooperation and division are intricately intertwined,” Kishida said.
He continued, “I reiterate that Japan strongly condemns Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and will never recognize it. PM Modi also told President Putin that today’s era is not of war. Japan opposes any unilateral change of the status quo by force anywhere in the world.
In his remarks, he also talked about Japan hosting the G7 Presidency and India hosting the G20 Presidency.
He said, “This year as Japan hosts the G7 Presidency and India hosts the G20 Presidency, it is my hope that by working together with ASEAN and many other countries, we will bring peace and prosperity to the international community that challenges are facing and the vision to achieve this is FOIP which is based on the rule of law.”
Earlier in the day, Fumio Kishida, who reached India on a two-day visit on Monday, held talks with PM Modi. The Japanese PM extended a formal invitation to PM Modi to attend the G7 Hiroshima Summit to be held in May this year.
The two leaders also raised the issue of challenges faced by the international community and decided to forge closer cooperation between the G7 and the G20 as the two countries hold the summits respectively.