力による現状変更認めぬ　ウクライナ情勢で電話協議―日英首相

　岸田文雄首相は１６日、ジョンソン英首相と電話で約２５分間会談し、ロシア軍の展開で緊迫が続くウクライナ情勢への対応を協議した。両首脳は力による現状変更は認められないとの認識で一致。緊張緩和に向け、緊密に連携して外交努力を続けることを確認した。
　岸田首相は会談後、記者団に「ウクライナの主権と領土の一体性を一貫して支持する」と強調。「引き続き重大な懸念を持って注視し、先進７カ国（Ｇ７）をはじめ国際社会と緊密に連携しながら、適切に対応していきたい」と語った。（2022/02/16-20:22）

Amid continued tensions around Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, agreed Wednesday that any attempt to change the status quo by force is unacceptable.
   In their 25-minute talks over the phone, the two leaders confirmed that their countries will closely cooperate to continue diplomatic efforts to ease the tensions.
   "We consistently supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Kishida told reporters after the talks. "We will continue to closely monitor the situation with grave concern and respond appropriately in close cooperation with our partners in the international community, as well as Group of Seven allies."
   Elsewhere in the phone talks, the two leaders agreed to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
   They also agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in the security field, including the continuation of negotiations on a pact to set out the legal status of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the British military on the other's territory.