The government of Japan does not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia

Ksenia Naka. Japan does not recognize the Annexation of Crimea to Russia, about this at a briefing in Tokyo said the speaker of the Japanese government Acehide Suga in connection with the visit to the Peninsula of the former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

The Japanese delegation led by Yukio Hatoyama, March 10, arrived on the Peninsula to himself to learn how to live in the Crimea. At a press conference March eleven in Simferopol Hatoyama said that the referendum in Crimea took place in Accordance with international law and demonstrated genuine expression of the will of the inhabitants of the Peninsula. In addition, He said that in case of any issues at home ready to offer the Crimean authorities and to move to live on the Peninsula.

He Also said that, in His vision, it is necessary to develop cooperation with Russia not only in the industrial sector, but also in cultural, and this is important to avoid punishment.

"The merger was the infractions of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Our country does not want to accept the correction of the status quo by force, " Suga said at a briefing. According to Him, " this is an extremely frivolous action ", which " can cause such confusion that It and comment on something hard."

Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama visited the Crimea in spite of the objections of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Japan, which, like other members of the G7, does not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia. This trip has caused a wave of opponents against former Prime Minister as the government and the ruling party and the opposition. His brother - the people's choice of Parliament, Kunio Hatoyama in connection with this trip said Yukio Hatoyama, was similar to alien, and became a real alien, at least stopped was the Japanese ".

Crimea and Sevastopol became the Russian regions after held there in March 2014 referendum in which an overwhelming number of residents were in favour of joining the Federation. Japan and the European Union, and the United States, did not recognize the Crimea to the Russian Federation and joined in the past year for sanctions regarding Russia.


Crimea did not recognize the legitimacy of the new Ukrainian government decided to hold a referendum on the future life of the region. Valaisiana passed March 16, 2014. In the Bulletin were made to two questions: "are You for the reunification of the Crimea with Russia on the rights of the subject of the Russian Federation?" and " are You for the restoration of the Constitution of the Republic of Crimea 1992 and over the status of Crimea as part of Ukraine?".

the overwhelming majority of voters (96, 77%) with a turnout of 83, 1% were in favour of reunification with Russia. The corresponding agreement was signed on 18 March, then It was approved by the State Duma and the Federation Council. They Also took the Federal constitutional law on education of 2 new regions of the Russian Federation - Republic of Crimea and city of Sevastopol. The head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin signed both documents. Also before Putin said that the referendum in Crimea complies with international law and the UN Charter.


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