ABU DHABI, seventeenth July, 2023 (WAM) — President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as we speak underscored the energy of UAE-Japan relations throughout a gathering in Abu Dhabi. Their discussions passed off at Qasr Al Watan following an official reception ceremony to mark the beginning of Prime Minister Kishida’s official go to to the UAE.
His Highness the President welcomed the Prime Minister of Japan, expressing his confidence that the go to would consolidate the strong and longstanding partnership between the 2 nations and assist their shared imaginative and prescient for a sustainable and affluent future. His Highness famous that bilateral relations with Japan date again to earlier than the muse of the UAE, and that final 12 months the 2 sides celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the official institution of diplomatic ties.
Last 12 months additionally noticed the announcement of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the UAE and Japan, marking a big improvement in bilateral relations. This settlement, His Highness remarked, was a milestone that heralded the beginning of the following 50 years of accelerating collaboration, particularly within the fields of the financial system, commerce, know-how, vitality, house, and training.
The two sides mentioned a lot of regional and worldwide developments, with His Highness highlighting that the UAE and Japan share a standard objective of supporting peace and stability by way of constructing bridges of cooperation and dialogue. He referenced each international locations’ membership of the United Nations Security Council that works to allow additional coordination to advertise peace and the diplomatic decision of conflicts worldwide.
His Highness confirmed that the UAE is trying ahead to Japan’s energetic participation on the COP28 local weather convention in Dubai later this 12 months, noting Japan’s longstanding function in advancing local weather motion, together with its internet hosting of COP3 and being related to one of the vital vital protocols to fight local weather change: the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
Prime Minister Kishida thanked His Highness for the nice and cozy welcome afforded to him and his delegation, and expressed his happiness to be visiting the UAE. He additionally conveyed to His Highness the greetings of His Majesty Naruhito, the Emperor of Japan.
The Prime Minister spoke of the deep, enduring bonds between the UAE and Japan and expressed his honest want to proceed working with His Highness to additional elevate these ties for the advantage of each nations and their individuals.
The Japanese Prime Minister wrote an entry within the VIP guestbook, expressing his hopes for additional improvement in UAE-Japan relations sooner or later.
Following the assembly, a luncheon was held in honour of the go to of the Japanese Prime Minister and his accompanying delegation.
The assembly and the luncheon had been attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court; H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi; H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs; H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs on the Ministry of Presidential Court; Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for National Security; Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure; Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology; Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy; Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment; Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology; Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade; Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State; Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, Minister of Investmen; Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority and member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council; and Jassim Mohammed Buataba Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Department of Finance and member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
Attending from the Japanese aspect had been a lot of senior officers, together with Akio Isomata, Ambassador of Japan to the UAE.