ウクライナ情勢「責任ある役割を」　林氏、中国外相に要求

　林芳正外相は１８日、中国の王毅国務委員兼外相と約７０分間、テレビ会談を行った。林氏はロシアのウクライナ侵攻について「国連憲章をはじめとする国際法の明確な違反だ」と指摘。中国がロシアを非難しないことを念頭に、国際の平和と安全の維持に責任ある役割を果たすよう求めた。林氏は北朝鮮の非核化に向け、国際社会が一致して対応する必要があると強調した。
　林氏は冒頭、日中間に多くの懸案があるとしつつ「建設的かつ安定的な関係の構築へ共に努力する必要がある」と述べた。王氏は「国交正常化５０周年は重要な一里塚。関係発展を望む」と応じた。（2022/05/18-18:52）

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Wednesday urged China to play a responsible role in maintaining global peace and security following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
   During a 70-minute video conference with Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi, Hayashi said that Russia's military aggression is a clear violation of international law, including the U.N. Charter. The last time the two talked was over the phone in November last year.
   Hayashi voiced grave concern over repeated intrusions by Chinese government ships into Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture and the situations in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, as well as over human rights issues in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region. The Senkakus in the East China Sea are administered by Japan and claimed by China, which calls them Diaoyu.
   He also touched on an incident in which a diplomat of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing was temporarily detained by Chinese authorities in February.
   Ahead of the 50th anniversary in September of the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and China, Hayashi called for the establishment of constructive and stable bilateral relations.