Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Saturday.
This was reported by the Tokyo news agency Kyodo.
The Japanese publication notes that Iwaya arrived in Ukraine for talks with officials, apparently to demonstrate Tokyo's commitment to Kyiv in its fight against russian military aggression, which now includes North Korean troops.
After attending a regional economic meeting in Peru, Iwaya arrived in Ukraine, becoming the first Japanese minister to visit the country since Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took office last month.
After arriving by train from Poland, Iwaya intends to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha on Saturday, and later, according to a ministry representative, he may hold talks with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the previous Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yōko Kamikawa, visited Ukraine in January of this year.
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