Japan To Support Ukraine's Peace Plan To End The War With Russia

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JAKARTA - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Japan would support Ukraine's peace plan to end the war with Russia.

Kamikawa told reporters after her meeting with Zelenskyy in Kiev on Sunday (7/1), Japan will co-chai the radiation and nuclear security working group, which is one of Ukraine's 10 'formula peace' points amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

The peace plan also includes the immediate withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 9.

Kamikawa also met Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during his visit to Ukraine, and stated Japan was seeking bilateral cooperation documents and hoped that the document could be signed at a conference in Tokyo on February 19, 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The conference, which will be held by Japan and Ukraine, will discuss rebuilding Ukraine, which is currently hit by heavy damage from the Russian invasion since February 2022.

During his visit, Kamikawa also met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a visit to Ukraine in March 2023, while Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa's predecessor, Yoshimasa Hayashi, made a visit to the country in September 2023.