Japanese Deputy Finance Minister Masato Kanda: Disorderly foreign exchange fluctuations are harmful to the economy, and we need to continue to pay attention to foreign exchange fluctuations.

Japanese Deputy Finance Minister Masato Kanda: If excessive foreign exchange fluctuations have an adverse impact on the economy, intervention is necessary and reasonable.

Japanese Deputy Finance Minister Masato Kanda: If foreign exchange fluctuations are stable, there is no need to intervene.

Japanese Vice Finance Minister Masato Kanda: I always maintain close communication with overseas finance ministers, especially with the United States.

Japanese Vice Finance Minister Kanda Masato: Tell the G7 that they must respond appropriately to excessive and disorderly foreign exchange fluctuations.

Japanese Deputy Finance Minister Masato Kanda: We do not want to see speculative and excessive foreign exchange fluctuations, so monitoring is necessary.

Venezuelan Oil Minister Trechea: The number of oil drilling rigs in Venezuela will be 25 in 2024, while in 2023 it will be only 3.

Venezuelan Oil Minister Trechea: Venezuela plans to reach 1.23 million barrels of oil production per day in December.

Venezuelan Oil Minister Trechea: Venezuela has 25 active drilling rigs and its oil production reached 924,000 barrels per day in May.

According to the Financial Times: US Secretary of Defense Austin will visit Cambodia next month.

According to the AXIOS website: US President Biden is expected to ask Egypt to resume the delivery of aid trucks to the Gaza Strip during a phone call with Egyptian President Sisi.

According to the AXIOS website: US President Biden is expected to speak with Egyptian President Sisi today.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: No changes are expected in relations with Iran after the death of Iranian President Raisi.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Russia is in favor of negotiations on the Ukrainian issue and does not prohibit anyone from negotiating, which is different from the West, whose goal is to defeat the Russian Federation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: But we have to deal with the legitimate leadership of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Peace talks need to be restarted and should be based on common sense.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Russia has never refused to engage in dialogue with Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: The exercises are conducted regularly and we have not escalated anything.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: We fully abide by our commitments regarding nuclear weapons.