AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 20, 2022

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ Russian aggression against Ukraine would incur “severe” costs: G-7 MUNICH – The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major developed countries on Saturday warned further… Read more

Russian aggression against Ukraine would incur “severe” costs: G-7

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major developed countries on Saturday warned further aggression against Ukraine would cause Russia to incur “severe and unprecedented… Read more

U.S. ambassador to Japan arranging visit to Hiroshima next week

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ An arrangement is being made for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel to visit atomic-bombed Hiroshima with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida next week, a Japanese government… Read more

Japan had IMF delete mention of coal in report on its economy

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government had the International Monetary Fund delete a sentence on the country’s apparent pledge to phase out support for overseas coal projects in a… Read more

Japan economy tense on commodity hikes by Ukraine invasion fears

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ Russia’s military buildup around Ukraine’s border is stoking fears about its potential impact on the economy of import-reliant Japan amid speculation a Russian invasion may further… Read more

Ukrainian president invites Russian counterpart to hold meeting

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a meeting, AJMEDIA reports with reference to Ukranian media. Answering the moderator’s question during… Read more

Turkish Minister urges people to get Turkovac shots

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has urged people to get Turkovac shots, the locally developed vaccine against COVICD-19, saying that it is already available in all… Read more

Iran’s President Raisi to depart for Qatar on Monday

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Qatar on Monday to meet Qatari Emir and attend a Summit Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),… Read more

Weekly review of Azerbaijani currency market

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ The official exchange rate of the Azerbaijani manat against the US dollar, set by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), remained unchanged this week, AJMEDIA reports.… Read more

Defense Ministry: Azerbaijan Army positions subjected to fire in the direction of Khojavand district

Tokyo, 20 February, /AJMEDIA/ On February 19, starting from 15:40, members of the illegal Armenian armed detachment in the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeepers are temporarily stationed, with… Read more