Japan Calls for Removal of 'Enemy States' Term from UN Charter
Moscow 23 Sept VESTI. Prime Minister of Japan, Sanae Takaichi, stated at her address at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly that the term 'hostile states' should be removed from the UN Charter.
Consensus
- The term 'enemy states' should be removed from the UN Charter.
- The call was made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takahashi during the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
- A 2005 resolution from the World Summit called for the removal of references to 'enemy states' in the UN Charter.
- The term 'enemy state' appears in Article 53 of the UN Charter and refers to any state that was an enemy during World War II to any state that signed the Charter.
- Japan highlighted its contributions to the UN over the past 70 years.
Points of divergence
- Russia recently demanded that Japan withdraw U.S. Typhon ground-based missile systems from its territory. — vm
- Russia's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Japan currently holds an unfriendly position toward Russia and that expectations for concessions are unlikely. — vm
- Russia's Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova warned Japan against creating more problems in relations with Moscow if it wants to resolve pressing issues. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi called for removing the term 'hostile states' from the UN Charter — Вечерняя Москва
- Term 'hostile states' needs to be removed from UN Charter, Japan reminded — Вести