Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says his country will work with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its partners to provide continued support to Ukraine, and address other security challenges.
The third and final day of the NATO summit began in Washington on Thursday. Among the participants were the leaders of four Indo-Pacific partners — Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Kishida outlined his intention to collaborate with NATO in responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He pledged not to change his stance of supporting Kyiv and backing sanctions against Moscow.
The prime minister insisted that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions is inseparable. He expressed serious concerns over the implications of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea for areas around Japan.
Kishida stressed his position of not allowing unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China seas. Beijing is stepping up its activities in the waters.
Kishida also highlighted the importance of trans-regional security cooperation. He said Japan will continue working to maintain and strengthen a free and open international order based on the rule of law.
The leaders at the summit agreed NATO and its partners will continue cooperating to provide Ukraine with medical and other assistance.
They concurred they will work together on security issues, including cyberdefense, disinformation, and responding to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.