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Kishida

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2017-04-28
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2023-09-20
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  1. “It is time to move forward in making the United Nations a platform that listens to people facing difficulties and works with them to confront challenges together, aiming for a world that respects human dignity.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  2. “Japan will further strengthen its efforts to resolve issues concerning international peace and security, including through preventive diplomacy, while upholding the rule of law under multilateralism. Now is the time to return to the unshakable principles that we, the Member States, have built up since 1945, including the United Nations Charter, and to work towards a world of cooperation — not one of division and confrontation. To that end, strengthening the functions of our Organization is an urgent task. The Council must be enlarged, in terms of both its permanent and non-permanent seats, in order to better reflect the realities of today’s world, including Africa. We must now take concrete action in that regard, looking ahead to the Summit of the Future and the eightieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  3. “Japan strives to promote human-centred international cooperation to overcome differences in regimes and values in order to protect human dignity. Never has effective multilateralism, the theme of today’s debate, been more needed. We must overcome numerous calamities, including the aggression against Ukraine, and realize multilateralism rooted in a spirit of solidarity. Bearing that in mind, I myself have engaged in a series of discussions with leaders of various countries. Japan also organized an open debate on the rule of law and peacebuilding during our presidency of the Security Council (see S/PV.9241) in order to listen to the diverse voices of the international community.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  4. “In Hiroshima in May, together with leaders of a wide range of countries, including Ukraine, I affirmed the importance of the principles of the Charter, including respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Following those discussions, two meetings of national security advisers on Ukraine were held. Japan welcomes the participation of many countries, including the so-called Global South, and will continue to make a positive contribution. We must not forget that the aggression against Ukraine has caused serious problems such as refugees, food and energy insecurity and threats to nuclear safety and has led to suffering for many people around the world. Japan is committed to working together with other nations to promote efforts to support the afflicted people.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  5. “Russia’s nuclear threats, let alone its use of nuclear weapons, are unacceptable. The international community cannot accept any abuse of the veto power to obstruct the decisions of the Security Council and undermine its credibility. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has exacerbated concerns about a rule of lawlessness around the world. We must not allow the creation of a second or third Ukraine. It is essential to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine conforming to the principles of the United Nations Charter in order to protect an international order based on the rule of law. Japan supports President Zelenskyy’s sincere efforts to uphold the basic principles of the United Nations Charter in his Peace Formula.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  6. “I visited Kyiv and Bucha in March and went to the sites of the tragedies. I will never forget the heartbreaking feelings I felt then. I renew my determination that Japan stand with Ukraine. We condemn in the strongest terms Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which is a clear violation of international law, including the United Nations Charter. That aggression must be stopped now, and the troops must be withdrawn immediately and unconditionally. Any attempt to unilaterally change the peacefully established status of territories by force or coercion must not be tolerated anywhere in the world. Irresponsible nuclear rhetoric, the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus and the occupation and militarization of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant pose a threat to world peace and stability.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  7. “Mr. Kishida (Japan) (spoke in Japanese; English interpretation provided by the delegation): At the outset, I would like to commend the leadership of Albanian Prime Minister Rama for convening this high-level Security Council meeting on multilateralism and the situation in Ukraine. I also welcome the participation of President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. Today the international order based on the rule of law is facing an unprecedented crisis and challenge. It is the Charter of the United Nations that is the foundation of the international order. The Charter stipulates that the Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. We are gathered here today because of the infringement of the rule of law by one of the permanent members of this very Council.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  8. “Japan strongly urges the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to demonstrate its seriousness, as well as concrete actions on denuclearization. Japan looks forward to continuing to work closely with all of our colleagues here today on this matter.”

    2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source

  9. “Japan attaches the utmost importance to the abductions issue, which undermines the sovereignty of Japan and casts fear over the lives ofour citizens. Victims of abduction are not limited to Japanese citizens. It is a universal issue facing the international community and a violation of fundamental human rights. In urging the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to take concrete action on that issue, Japan asks for the international community's support and understanding. Regrettably, the possibility of further provocations by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is high. The Council must send a clear message that such actions will lead only to more rigorous responses from the international community.”

    2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source

  10. “Any further provocations, including nuclear tests should be met promptly by even more stringent Council resolutions. The Democratic Republic of Korea has defiantly dismissed Security Council resolutions as illegal and refused to be bound by such obligations. That has real humanitarian consequences. The regime's pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development comes at the expense of the welfare and basic needs of the people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Those people include international abductees. In the past, agents of the Democratic Republic of Korea infiltrated Japan and abducted a number of Japanese citizens, including a girl as young as 13 years old. Abductees' futures have been stolen, and their families torn apart.”

    2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source

  11. “Japan has been implementing additional measures against North Korea that go beyond its obligations under Security Council resolutions aimed at severely restricting the flow of people, goods and funds, including a total ban on exports and imports. Japan has also actively assisted with capacity-building in the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in order to enhance the effectiveness of Security Council resolutions. No State should allow itself to become a loophole in the Democratic Republic's of Korea's sanctions regime. Japan calls on all States Members of the United Nations that have not already done so to submit national implementation reports to the sanctions committees on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as required by Security Council resolutions.”

    2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source

  12. “There is no doubt that dialogue is necessary to achieve the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. However, in the current situation, in which North Korea continues to advance its nuclear and ballistic-missile programmes, a meaningful dialogue is clearly not possible. In order to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table, the international community must send a strong message that provocation comes at a high price and that no bright future awaits North Korea without its denuclearization. With this in mind, Japan calls on all Member States to increase pressure on North Korea through the vigorous and thorough implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions.”

    2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source

  13. “These launches are an intentional provocation, as evidenced by North Korean media reports stating that the North Korean units responsible for striking United States bases in Japan in contingencies were involved. It is therefore increasingly important for the countries in the region to strengthen deterrence so as to ensure peace and security. Now is a good time to recall the commitments that North Korea has made on denuclearization in the past. In 2005, North Korea, together with China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States, "unanimously reaffirmed that the goal of the six- party talks is the verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula in a peaceful manner" in a Six-Party Talks joint statement. All parties expect North Korea to remain committed to this position.”

    2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source

  14. “I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to you, Mr. President, for having convened this timely meeting on the denuclearization of North Korea. I wish also to thank Secretary-General Guterres for his informative briefing. The threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and ballistic-missile development has reached a new level. Since January 2016, it has conducted two nuclear tests and at least 30 ballistic-missile launches. This threat is not just hypothetical. For ordinary citizens, it is only too real. On 6 March, North Korea launched four ballistic missiles, three of which landed within Japan's exclusive economic zone. There was no advance notice, and the consequences of these reckless launches could have been catastrophic for innocent fishing boats, sea vessels and aircraft.”

    2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source