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Japan PM Kishida pledges further cooperation with EU on Russia

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said his country will boost cooperation with the European Union on Russia [File: Reuters]

Japan and the European Union will ramp up cooperation in punishing Russia over its war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday.

In a joint news conference held in Tokyo, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel and Kishida said they would continue to condemn Russia and discuss how to maximise cooperation in areas including energy, supplies of which have come under strain due to the war and sanctions against Moscow.

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