Ukraine, Japan sign statement on special global partnership

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida signed a joint statement on a special global partnership between the countries.

The signing ceremony took place before the start of the leaders' press conference in Kyiv, Ukrinform reports.

"This document reflects our values, which we defend together, and our aspirations, which have yet to be realized. We have achieved the most meaningful relations in more than 30 years, but this is only the foundation for what we can achieve in the future," Zelensky said.

The President is convinced that the partnership between Ukraine and Japan strengthens global security and brings the time when the country can finally restore peace and guarantee stability to the lives of Ukrainians and all peoples of the world.

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The Prime Minister of Japan arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday, March 21, for high-level talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

It was previously reported that the possible visit of Prime Minister Fumio Kisida to Kyiv faced problems related to security and the difficulty of keeping the schedule and route of the trip a secret.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Bucha. The head of the Japanese government laid flowers near the church in Bucha and honored the memory of the massacre victims with a moment of silence.

As Rubryka reported, Japan is considering the possibility of exporting weapons to countries that are fighting the invasion, such as Ukraine.