ロシア侵攻「強い言葉で非難」　ＡＰＥＣ参加の日米豪７カ国

　日米豪など７カ国は２３日、ロシアのウクライナ侵攻について「最も強い言葉で非難する」などとした共同文書を発表した。タイ・バンコクで２２日に閉幕したアジア太平洋経済協力会議（ＡＰＥＣ）貿易相会合で、ウクライナ情勢をめぐり、日米など西側諸国とロシアの対立が深刻化し、共同声明が見送りとなったことを踏まえた対応だ。
　共同文書を公表した国は、いずれもＡＰＥＣに参加する日米豪や韓国、ニュージーランド、カナダ、チリ。文書では、侵攻が食料やエネルギーの安全保障に脅威を与えるとして「深刻な懸念」を表明した。その上で、ロシアに対し「直ちに武力行使を停止し、ウクライナから完全および無条件に全ての軍隊を撤退させる」ことを求めた。（2022/05/23-11:25）

Japan, the United States and five other countries released on Monday a joint statement denouncing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
   "We condemn in the strongest terms, the unprovoked war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine," said the statement, which was issued after trade ministers of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum member economies failed to adopt a joint communique at their two-day meeting in Bangkok through Sunday due to a rift between Western members and Russia over Moscow's war in Ukraine.
   All of the seven nations that released the statement Monday, also including Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Canada and Chile, as well as Russia are APEC members.
   The seven countries' statement also expressed their "grave concern" at the deteriorating humanitarian situation and at the threatening of food and energy security in the world caused by the Russian aggression.
   Reaffirming the importance of the rules-based international order that underpins an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific region, "we strongly urge Russia to immediately cease its use of force and completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from Ukraine," it also said.