Foreign Minister Kamikawa meets with UNRWA Director-General to urgently coordinate resumption of funding. There are suspicions that some of its staff were involved in the attack on Israel by the Islamic organization Hamas in October last year, and the Japanese government has suspended funding from January this year.
Foreign Minister. Kamikawa met with Secretary-General Lazzarini at the Ministry of Foreign. Affairs last night, and received an explanation of measures to strengthen governance to prevent a recurrence. Although some participants expressed cautious opinions about resuming contributions, we have compiled a proposal to allow resumption on the condition that the transparency of activities is ensured.