LONDON: Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya met his Japanese counterpart, Takeshi Iwaya, in Kuwait to discuss bilateral ties.
Iwaya led the Japanese delegation to participate in the second Japan-GCC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which was held on Monday.
He discussed with Al-Yahya the strengthening and development of ties between Tokyo and Kuwait across various fields, as well as regional and international developments, according to the Kuwait News Agency.
The Japanese minister said that the foreign ministers’ meeting offered a valuable opportunity for discussions with GCC countries on addressing regional and international challenges.
“We also aim to steadily advance negotiations toward an early conclusion of the Japan-GCC Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations,” he added in a statement to KUNA.
On Japanese-Kuwaiti ties, Iwaya said that Japan aimed to strengthen its cooperation with Kuwait to ensure the freedom and security of navigation at seas, which supported the global supply chain.
He said that Kuwait was Japan’s third-largest oil supplier and a key partner in energy security.
“We hope Kuwait will continue to play a significant role in the global energy market. Japan will support Kuwait’s efforts on the stable supply of energy resources and transition to clean energy,” the minister added.
