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Japan, India will not tolerate attempts to alter status quo by force
The two leaders affirmed that the war in Ukraine must be resolved based on international law, Kishida said at a joint news conference after a meeting in New Delhi, while Modi made no reference to Russia's invasion of Ukraine during the press event.
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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi gesture as they pose for pictures before their meeting at the lawns of the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on March 19, 2022. Kishida arrived in India on March 19 with officials in Tokyo predicting (AFP/Jewel Samad)
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apanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi agreed Saturday they will never tolerate attempts to alter the status quo by force in any region in response to Russia's aggression in Ukraine.
The two leaders affirmed that the war in Ukraine must be resolved based on international law, Kishida said at a joint news conference after a meeting in New Delhi, while Modi made no reference to Russia's invasion of Ukraine during the press event.
The talks came as Japan is trying to seek that India, which has traditionally had close ties with Russia, aligns with it, the United States, Europe and others in condemning the Russian aggression in Ukraine that began on Feb. 24.
In a joint statement issued after the talks, they aired "serious concern about the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis" in Ukraine, and urged an "immediate cessation of violence," but did not refer to Russia directly.
While the war in Ukraine is in a stalemate, Moscow's attacks have been intensifying, with indiscriminate bombardment adding to the damage to civilians.
Russian forces said Saturday they fired air-to-ground "Kinzhal" missiles to destroy an underground missile depot in western Ukraine, the first use of a hypersonic missile in actual warfare.
The number of Ukrainians forced to leave their homes has reached nearly 10 million, as 6.48 million people have been displaced internally, according to the International Organization for Migration, while the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said 3.32 million people have fled Ukraine.
