TOKYO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — The Japanese international ministry on Wednesday denied a Group of Seven (G7) international ministers’ joint assertion condemning Russia issued by the U.S. State Department, native media reported.
Japan didn’t difficulty such a press release and the ministry has communicated the obvious error to the U.S. State Department, mentioned the ministry.
According to the ministry, the U.S. State Department mistakenly despatched a G7 international ministers’ assertion, presumably from October 2022, to the press.
Multiple native media, together with Kyodo News, retracted articles primarily based on the misguided assertion on Wednesday night.
Japan is the rotating chair of G7 this yr and the G7 summit will likely be held in Hiroshima in May.