Press Releases
Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Situation in Ukraine
March 1, 2014
1. Japan is closely following the developments with concern in the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine.
2. Japan strongly urges all parties to respect the rule of law and the territorial integrity, and in this regard, to exert maximum restraint and act in a responsible manner.
* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.