Japan is one with other countries of the seven group (G7) in the decision to refuse the import of Russian oil, even despite the complexity of such a decision for Tokyo, said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kisida.
“for Japan, which relies on the import of most energy resources, this is a difficult solution. But now the unity of the G7 is important than ever,” TASS quotes.
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At the same time, he emphasized that Tokyo will do everything necessary so that the reduction in energy supplies from Russia has the least negative impact on people’s lives and the activities of local companies, and the process of reducing dependence on Russian energy resources will take into account the priority of national interests. Answering the question of continuing the participation of Japanese companies in the Sakhalin-2 project, Kisida also once again emphasized that the position, according to which national interests in this matter are priority, “remains unchanged.” The prime minister again made it clear that to maintain the country’s energy security, Japan activates the process of restarting the nuclear power plants stopped after the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in 2011.