On Wednesday, head of Ukrainian President's Office Andrey Yermak met with Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda and handed over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's invitation to Kishida to visit Ukraine at his convenience. Tokyo has yet to respond to the invitation.
"In view of Japan's presidency at G7, we will act accordingly," Matsuno told a briefing.
Japan will chair the G7 multilateral platform in 2023. The top-level G7 summit will be held in the city of Hiroshima from May 19-21, 2023. The Group of Seven of the largest economies includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.