2023 visit by Fumio Kishida to Ukraine

On 21 March 2023, Fumio Kishida, the Prime Minister of Japan, visited Ukraine. This was the first visit to Ukraine by the Prime Minister since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

2023 visit by Fumio Kishida to Ukraine
Prime Minister Kishida receiving greetings from President Zelenskyy.
Date21 March 2023 (2023-03-21)
LocationKyiv and Bucha, Ukraine
TypeDiplomatic visit
Participants
  • Fumio Kishida
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Outcome
  • Non-lethal defense equipment assistance amounting to US$30 million.
  • Assistance including new bilateral grant aid amounting to US$470 million in the energy sector.
  • It was decided that President Zelenskyy to participate online to 49th G7 summit.
  • Agreed to upgrade the bilateral relations to the Special Global Partnership.
  • Agreed to start coordination for the conclusion of Japan–Ukraine Agreement on the Security of Information.
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Out of security concerns, plans for visit had not been made public prior, and only about ten persons, including his entourages, accompanied him, from India, the first destination on the itinerary.

Kishida became the first Prime Minister to visit battlefields post–World War II.

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