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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、芬蘭兩國總理確認了兩國將攜手處理俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭
也一起討論中國越來越霸權所帶來的擔憂，並且交換了實現自由開放印太地區的意見

岸田與馬林確信兩國有著相同的價值觀
雙方都認為印太地區和歐洲的安全是緊密的，不能容許被單方面以武力改變

岸田在記者會表示這是停止俄羅斯暴行的重要時刻
馬林則表示強力建議對俄採取進步的制裁

對於加入北約，馬林表示這是為國民安全做出的歷史一步

岸田與馬琳也談到亞洲地區的安全
她表達了對於北京試圖擴張權力的擔憂


兩個國家剛好在俄羅斯的對角線上
如此完美的遠交近攻
這次包圍網希望真的有用囉

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