TOKYO: UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan met his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo on Monday. Hayashi thanked the UAE for its help in evacuating Japanese nationals from Sudan.
It was Al-Nahyan’s first visit in five years and he expressed his strong commitment to further strengthening the bilateral relationship with Japan.
Among the topics discussed in the 70-minute meeting was the reform of the UN Security Council. Japan has long campaigned for changes to be made at the UN, particularly on the makeup and voting rights of the Security Council.
Hayashi emphasized the importance of the rule of law and the principles of the UN Charter, and said that the leaders of the G7 confirmed the point at the recent Hiroshima Summit. Al-Nahyan said that the UAE would like to work together with Japan, including cooperation on the UN Security Council.
The two ministers agreed to continue working together under the Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership Initiative, and exchanged views on cooperation in defense and Ukraine, as well as the situation in the Middle East, East Asia and North Korea.
Hayashi said that cooperation between Japan and the UAE was no longer limited to the boundaries of the two countries and was taking place in various locations, including other parts of the Middle East and in third countries.
