Japan PM Kishida arrives in Abu Dhabi on official visit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is greeted in the UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi on Monday by President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. (WAM)

• The Japanese PM will spend a day in the UAE and then continue to Qatar on July 18

ABU DHABI: Japanese Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio arrived in the UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi on Monday on an official visit. 

According to the Emirates News Agency, Kishida and the Japanese delegation visiting were received at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi by Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, the UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology.

Kishida started his Middle East tour in Jeddah on July 16, where he reaffirmed close bilateral ties with Saudi Arabia. The Japanese PM will spend a day in the UAE and then continue to Qatar on July 18.

• This article originally appeared on Arab News Japan