Meeting The Ministers At The G20 Bali, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Called The G7 Sanctions Not The Cause Of Upgrading Food Prices, Fuels

BALI - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in a meeting between G20 Foreign Ministers in Nusa Dua, Bali, said the food and fuel crisis that occurred related to soaring prices was not caused by sanctions imposed by G7 countries related to Russia's actions in Ukraine as alleged by a number of parties.This was conveyed by the Deputy Press Secretary of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Okano Yukiko in a press conference after a meeting at the G20 Foreign Minister's level which was attended from Jakarta, Antara, Friday, July 8."In session two, discussing food and energy security, Foreign Minister Hayashi said that the accusations from several parties that the current increase in prices (food and fuel) were caused by sanctions imposed by the G7, which was completely wrong. This is disinformation,” Okano said.He said that Foreign Minister Hayashi, at the meeting, emphasized that the cause of the crisis was Russian aggression in Ukraine.

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