Date : April 25, 2025
Video Report: Ukraine’s Current Situation and Future Outlook—Japan’s Role（Mr. Kuninori Matsuda, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine）
post date : 2025.04.24
The FPCJ has invited Mr. Kuninori Matsuda, who served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine for three years from October 2021, to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, challenges for a ceasefire and peace, and what role Japan can play.
The briefing was attended by journalists from Germany, Russia, and UK.
■Date: April 25 (Fri), 2025, 14:00-15:30
■Theme: Ukraine’s Current Situation and Future Outlook—Japan’s Role
■Briefer: Mr. Kuninori Matsuda, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine
■Brief Bio: Born in Fukui Prefecture. After graduating from the University of Tokyo College of Arts and Sciences in 1982, joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After serving at the Embassy of Japan in the Soviet Union, as Counsellor of the Embassy of Japan in Russia, and as Director of the Russian Division of MOFA, he was appointed as Ambassador and Consul General of Japan in Hong Kong and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Pakistan. Starting in 2021, he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine (until October 2024). He will work as a consultant for Fukuvi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. from April 2025.
■Language: Japanese (with consecutive English interpretation)
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