PNN – Japan’s NHK news channel has announced that Tokyo is trying to impose more and tougher sanctions against Russia and North Korea due to the military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, this news channel announced that it has learned that the Japanese government is considering a plan to intensify and strengthen sanctions against North Korea and Russia due to the deepening of military relations between Moscow and Pyongyang in the war against Ukraine.
This report further adds: Tokyo considers such cooperation a violation of international laws and considers it a serious threat to peace and stability in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region.
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The website of this Japanese news network reported: Meanwhile, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed during a meeting in Kiev that the participation of North Korean soldiers in Russian military operations is a serious concern.
NHK added: Japanese government officials are studying and negotiating specific measures in this regard, such as intensifying the plan to freeze the assets of Russia and North Korea, and Tokyo plans to coordinate with other G7 member countries in this regard.
According to this report, in response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile development program, the Japanese government has imposed a number of sanctions against the country, as well as Russia since the beginning of the Ukraine war, with trade restrictions, blocking assets and other measures.