European Union: China and Russia are a threat to world order
The Japanese Prime Minister promised the Presidents of the Council and the European Commission that he would increase anti-Russian cooperation with Brussels.
The Prime Minister of Japan Fumia Kishida and the Presidents of the Council of Europe and the European Commission met in Tokyo to discuss bilateral relations and the Ukraine crisis.
European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula van der Lin met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumia Kishida in Tokyo. During the meeting, the two sides discussed relations between Japan and the European Union and took a stand against Russia.
“Today (Russia) ‘s brutal war against Ukraine and its troubling pact with China is the most direct threat to world order,” Fan Online told a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumia Kishida has taken a coordinating stance with the United States and the West against Russia over Ukraine, and her government has joined tough sanctions against Moscow, including on energy.
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not just about Europe, it is shaking the core of the international order, including Asia, and it should not be tolerated,” he told a news conference in Tokyo.
“Our cooperation with Ukraine in Europe is vital, but it is also important in the Indo-Pacific, and we also want to deepen our consultations on China,” said Council of Europe President Charles Michel. “China must stand up for the multilateral system it has used to develop its country.”
Japanese Prime Minister Fumia Kishida promised in a joint news conference with the presidents of the Council and the European Commission that Tokyo would increase its cooperation with Brussels to punish Russia for the Ukraine war.
“We welcome Japan’s growing strong stance against Russia,” European Commission President Ursula Fan said in a statement expressing satisfaction with the Japanese government’s stance on Fumia Kishida.
