Japan, Finland confirm unity in dealing with Russia
Jiji Press
15:40 JST,May 12, 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Finnish counterpart Sa
nna Marin on Wednesday confirmed unity in dealing with Russia, which continues
its invasion of Ukraine.
They also shared concerns over China, which is making increasingly hegemonic
moves, and exchanged opinions about plans to realize a free and open Indo-Paci
fic region.
Kishida and Marin confirmed that countries sharing universal values will resp
ond to Russia in a united way.
They also shared the view that as security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific reg
ion is inseparable, any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force
are unacceptable.
On the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kishida told a joint press conference tha
t the world is at “a critical moment to end the atrocious aggression.”
“Finland is a strong advocate of further sanctions against Russia,” Marin t
old the press conference.
Regarding her country’s possible application for NATO membership, Marin said
, “If Finland takes this historical step, it is for the security of our own c
itizens.”
“Joining NATO would strengthen the whole international community that stands
for our common values,” she added.
Sharing a 1,300-kilometer border with Russia, Finland has long maintained mil
itary neutrality. In response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine, howev
er, Finland is expected to decide shortly whether to seek NATO membership.
Kishida and Marin also discussed the security environment in Asia. She expres
sed concern about China, saying that Beijing may be plotting ways to use its p
ower.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/general-politics/20220512-27641/
日本、芬兰两国总理确认了两国将携手处理俄罗斯入侵乌克兰
也一起讨论中国越来越霸权所带来的担忧，并且交换了实现自由开放印太地区的意见
岸田与马林确信两国有着相同的价值观
双方都认为印太地区和欧洲的安全是紧密的，不能容许被单方面以武力改变
岸田在记者会表示这是停止俄罗斯暴行的重要时刻
马林则表示强力建议对俄采取进步的制裁
对于加入北约，马林表示这是为国民安全做出的历史一步
岸田与马琳也谈到亚洲地区的安全
她表达了对于北京试图扩张权力的担忧
两个国家刚好在俄罗斯的对角线上
如此完美的远交近攻
这次包围网希望真的有用囉