AJMEDIA News Digest: May 17, 2022

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ Sweden follows Finland in applying for NATO membership STOCKHOLM – Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson formally announced Monday that her country will apply for NATO membership,… Read more

Japan inks 13 bil. yen loan deal to rescue Ukraine economy

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ Japan signed a 13 billion yen ($100 million) loan agreement with Ukraine Monday, offering financial assistance as the country faces an economic crisis due to Russia’s… Read more

Court finds COVID restrictions for Tokyo restaurant chain illegal

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese court ruled Monday that an order by the Tokyo metropolitan government for a restaurant chain operator to reduce business hours amid the coronavirus pandemic… Read more

New S Korean envoy to Japan says trust-building can mend ties

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ Yun Duk Min, the next South Korean ambassador to Japan under the new Yoon administration, said Monday that trust-building efforts by the countries’ leaders could help… Read more

McDonald’s to sell all 850 stores in Russia

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ Two months after the Berlin Wall fell, another powerful symbol opened its doors in the middle of Moscow: a gleaming new McDonald’s. It was the first… Read more

Turkey will not approve Sweden, Finland joining NATO: Erdogan

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said Turkey will not approve Sweden and Finland’s bid to join NATO, as he criticized them for failing to take… Read more

Iran’s FM to visit UAE

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced that Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdullahian is expected to visit the United Arab Emirates on Monday, AJMEDIA reports citing… Read more

UK’s ambassador thanks Azerbaijan for Karabakh horse presented to Queen Elizabeth II

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ UK Ambassador to Azerbaijan James Sharp thanked the country for the Karabakh horse presented to Queen Elizabeth II as a gift from President of Azerbaijan Ilham… Read more

Turkish Grand National Assembly’s chairman arrives in Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ A delegation led by Chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Sentop has arrived in Azerbaijan to participate in the 3rd General Conference of the… Read more

Uzbekistan’s President sends congratulatory letter to President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 17 May, /AJMEDIA/ President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has sent a congratulatory letter to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, AJMEDIA reports. Read more