AJMEDIA News Digest: June 23, 2022

Tokyo, 23 June, /AJMEDIA/ Defense chief raps China, Russia warships’ “show of force” near Japan PHNOM PENH – Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Wednesday criticized Chinese and Russian warships… Read more

G-7, NATO leaders to highlight China challenge, pressure Russia: U.S.

Tokyo, 23 June, /AJMEDIA/ The Group of Seven industrialized nations are expected to step up efforts to address China’s “coercive economic practices” when their leaders meet in Germany later in… Read more

Defense chief raps China, Russia warships’ “show of force” near Japan

Tokyo, 23 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Wednesday criticized Chinese and Russian warships recently sailing near Japan for their “show of force,” warning against such actions as… Read more

Okinawa marks 77th anniversary of significant WWII ground battle

Tokyo, 23 June, /AJMEDIA/ Okinawa on Thursday marked the 77th anniversary of the end of a major World War II ground battle between Japanese and U.S. troops, with a memorial… Read more

Japan Airlines eyes replacement of 767s, regional jets

Tokyo, 23 June, /AJMEDIA/ Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to make a decision in a year or two on the replacement of its ageing fleet of Boeing Co 767s and Embraer… Read more

MEPs vote to reform the EU’s emissions trading system and impose a carbon tax

Tokyo, 23 June, /AJMEDIA/ The European Parliament has voted in favour of three key climate laws, barely two weeks after the same legislative files caused scenes of chaos in the… Read more

Indian Army Chief Pande to visit Nepal in August

Tokyo, 23 June, /AJMEDIA/ Chief of Army Staff Manoj Pande will be visiting Nepal in August, officials from Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed, AJMEDIA reports citing Zee5. As… Read more

Erdogan meets Saudi crown prince in Ankara

Tokyo, 23 June, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in the capital Ankara on June 22, AJMEDIA reports citing Hurriyet Daily News. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met… Read more

Azerbaijani, Turkish FMs hold phone talks

Tokyo, 23 June, /AJMEDIA/ On June 22, a telephone conversation took place between Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told AJMEDIA.… Read more

Baku hosts discussions on meetings between Azerbaijani and Armenian young people in Strasbourg

Tokyo, 23 June, /AJMEDIA/ The discussions on the follow-up of meetings between Azerbaijani and Armenian youth representatives took place in Strasbourg with support of the German and French embassies in… Read more