日: 2022年7月1日

1.The former British colony of Hong Kong is marking 25 years since its return to Chinese rule. Anniversary events have kicked off, and China’s president is making his first visit since 2017. Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the “one country, two systems” policy has been recognized as a success.
2.Russia’s forces are intensifying their offensive in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, while Ukraine says it has taken back a key island in the Black Sea. The city of Lysychansk in Luhansk has been coming under heavy attacks. According to the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Ukrainian troops have recaptured Snake Island. This island off the coast of Odesa in southern Ukraine was seen as a key stronghold of the Russian troops.
3.The Russian government will establish a new firm that will take over the operation of the Sakhalin-2 oil and natural gas development project. Japanese companies are major stakeholders in the project.

1.NATO leaders have wrapped up their summit in Madrid, with a renewed commitment to defend both member states and their partners. They say that commitment extends far beyond the North Atlantic. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, “Both Moscow and Beijing are using economic leverage, coercion and hybrid approaches to advance their interest in the region.”
2.NHK has learned that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the peace memorial ceremony in Hiroshima city, western Japan, on August 6 this year to mark the US atomic bombing of the city in 1945.
3.China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hong Kong for a ceremony on Friday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the territory’s return to China. Xi arrived at the West Kowloon high-speed railway station in Hong Kong on Thursday. He got off his train wearing a face mask as Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and local citizens welcomed him by waving national flags.

1.The leaders of North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states have begun their talks in Madrid, Spain. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the start of the talks that the leaders will make key decisions to keep NATO strong and ready in a more dangerous and competitive world.
2.Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is expected to confirm a major revision to a document that specifically outlines Japan’s cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at a two-day summit in Madrid, starting on Wednesday. Kishida will be the first Japanese prime minister to attend the NATO talks.
3.Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his British counterpart Boris Johnson have agreed to swiftly move forward with the signing of a bilateral defense cooperation agreement. Kishida expressed his gratitude for the United Kingdom’s decision to lift import restrictions on food products from Fukushima Prefecture, which were introduced after the 2011 nuclear accident. The easing took effect on Wednesday.