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- Japan exercised its right of reply at the UN General Assembly to rebut Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s remarks.
- Lavrov claimed Japan and Germany pursued militarization, revanchism and opposed UN Security Council permanent seats.
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara called Lavrov’s remarks factually incorrect.
- Kihara said Japan upholds freedom, democracy, rule of law.
- Kihara pledged Japan will keep pushing Security Council reform with countries to win a permanent seat.