Yomiuri: “Ukraine Requests… Discussion on Hosting on the 11th”,
Yoon Seok-youl (left), the President, is having a conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky (center), the President of Ukraine, during the extended session of the Major Seven Countries (G7) summit held at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan on May 21 last year. Hiroshima=Yonhap News,
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, ‘According to the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri on the 7th, ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington, D.C. this week with Korea, Japan, and other Indo-Pacific countries, discussions are underway on hosting a separate summit with Ukraine and five countries.’,
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, ‘Ukraine reportedly requested to hold a separate summit with the Indo-Pacific 4 (IP4) countries, which include Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. It is known that discussions are underway among the respective countries to hold the meeting on the final day of the NATO summit on the 11th (U.S. time).’,
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, ‘If the summit with Ukraine and the IP4 countries proceeds, it will be the first meeting. Although the IP4 countries are not NATO members, they are participating as partners in this summit. Yomiuri reported, “It is anticipated that President Yoon Seok-youl, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine will express their continued support for Ukraine, which is being invaded by Russia.”‘,
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, ‘NATO and the IP4 plan to enhance cooperation in four areas, including △support for Ukraine △countermeasures against disinformation △cybersecurity △emerging technologies during the summit on the 11th. Earlier, Kyodo News reported that the four countries plan to share a policy of solidarity with NATO in supporting Ukraine. A summit with President Joe Biden of the United States is also expected to take place. President Biden, who chairs the NATO summit, is also coordinating for the IP4 summit and a separate meeting with President Zelensky.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, NATO and Japan are set to agree to hold the first international conference on strategic communication, including measures against disinformation, in Tokyo. Yomiuri reported, “Concerns are growing over the spread of disinformation and opinion manipulation by China and Russia,” and “It is expected that Japan and NATO will discuss these issues at the international conference.”‘,
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