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The Japanese government has warned China that any country that supports Russia will be held accountable under international law.
Amid the new Cold War structure revealed by the Ukraine crisis, Japan is trying to strengthen its status in the international community by advancing to a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Correspondent Lee Kyung-ah reports from Tokyo.
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After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Japan is taking action with the United States and the European Union.
Economic sanctions were swiftly implemented not only against Russia, which had invaded, but also against Belarus, which is helping Russia.
In addition, we are prepared to raise the level of sanctions against Russia, including suspending most-favored-nation treatment.
Japan is making sharp remarks day after day, urging China to “act responsibly” even to China, which is a supporter of Russia.
[하야시 요시마사 / 일본 외무성 장관 : 러시아가 무력행사를 수행하는 것은 국제법 위반이므로 이런 사정을 알면서 러시아를 지원, 원조하는 나라는 국제법상 책임을 지게 될 것입니다.]
Amid the new Cold War structure in which the United States and Europe and Russia and China are in conflict, Japan is concentrating on increasing its voice in the international community.
With this incident as an opportunity, the Japanese government announced its long-cherished desire to advance into a permanent member of the UN Security Council in earnest.
The cause is to reform the United Nations.
Prime Minister Kishida criticized Russia’s exercise of veto power as a permanent member of the Board of Directors, so even a resolution calling for an immediate withdrawal was not passed, and criticized the state as ‘functionally dysfunctional’.
[기시다 후미오 / 일본 총리 : 대규모 잔학 행위에 대해서는 상임이사국 5개국이 자주적으로 거부권 행사를 억제하도록 해야 합니다. 안보리 개혁, 유엔 개혁을 위해 일본이 노력해 나갈 것입니다.]
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government, which is emphasizing its willingness to fight back, has proposed President Zelensky’s video address to the Japanese National Assembly.
If successful, it is expected to be held as early as next week, and it is expected to appeal to the international community for support along with criticism of Russia.
This is Kyungah Lee from YTN in Tokyo.
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