The minister thanked Japan for its assistance.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran says Ukraine plans to invite Japan to join the Crimean Platform.
"In addition, Andriy Taran said that Ukraine plans to invite Japan to participate in a new format of international cooperation, the Crimean Platform, which is designed to end the [Russian] occupation of Crimea," the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's press service said in a statement on March 16.
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During this first-ever visit of the Ukrainian defense minister to Japan, Taran expressed his conviction that it would give a new impetus to the development of bilateral, Ukrainian-Japanese defense cooperation.
The minister recalled that in 2018, Ukraine and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of defense.
According to him, Ukraine is interested in cooperation with Japan and expects that the interaction of NATO member states, the United States, and partners in the EU and the UN could create "essential conditions for countering many modern challenges and threats."
The minister thanked Japan for its assistance to the military medical institutions of Ukraine, which has topped US$3 million since 2016.