Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday agreed to co-operate over a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine and counterterrorism measures against such insurgents as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.”Japan and Germany agreed to take active roles for realizing peace and stability in Ukraine,” Abe said at a joint press conference following the summit meeting, adding the situation in Ukraine is “no longer an issue only limited to Europe as a region.””We share the same values and interests and we’ll strengthen them further,” Merkel said, expressing her intention to jointly work …read more
Source: AsiaOne
