Japan to host Ukraine reconstruction conference to showcase support for war-torn country
Japan is to host a reconstruction conference for Ukraine ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion as Tokyo seeks to showcase its commitment for the support of the war-torn country
TOKYO (AP) — Japan will host a reconstruction conference for Ukraine on Monday just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion as Tokyo seeks to showcase its commitment to supporting the war-torn country.
In his keynote speech at the conference later Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to stress Japan’s commitment to supporting Ukraine, the importance of investment across industries for the future of that country’s development and ensuring that the support caters to Ukraine's needs.
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal heads his country’s delegation of more than 100 government and corporate officials, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to send a video message from his homeland. About 300 people and 80 companies are to attend from the two countries, Japanese officials said.
The Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promotion of Economic Growth and Reconstruction is co-organized by the Japanese and Ukrainian governments, Japan’s powerful business organization Keidanren, and Japan External Trade Organization, or JETRO.
