Envoy highlights deepening Japan-Qatar partnership

Doha, Qatar: Japan and Qatar are deepening a strategic partnership built on energy security, political dialogue, trade, and cultural exchange, Ambassa...

Doha, Qatar: Japan and Qatar are deepening a strategic partnership built on energy security, political dialogue, trade, and cultural exchange, Ambassador of Japan to Qatar H E Naoto Hisajima said, highlighting a year marked by high-level diplomacy, a landmark LNG agreement, and growing people-to-people ties between the two nations.

Speaking at a media briefing on the occasion of the 66th birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, the envoy outlined three major developments that underscored the depth of bilateral ties.

“First is the third Japan Qatar Strategic Dialogue, which was held between Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Toshimitsu Motegi and Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign of Qatar H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha on January 13,” he said.

According to the ambassador, “The two Ministers discussed extensively bilateral, regional, and global issues as strategic partners, reflecting Qatar’s pivotal role on the regional and global stage.” He added that Japan would continue to support humanitarian and diplomatic initiatives, “including nominating Ambassador in charge of Gaza Rebuilding.”