Prime Minister Abe Iran plays a constructive role in the Middle East situation Diplomacy continues 22:26 on October 24
Prime Minister Abe met with Iran's Vice President Jonedi, who participated in the “Imperial Reform Hall” and asked Iran to play a constructive role to ease and stabilize the situation in the Middle East. He persistently communicated his thoughts on continuing diplomatic efforts.
The meeting was held on the evening of the 24th at the guesthouse in Minato-ku, Tokyo for approximately 20 minutes, and opinions were exchanged over the situation in the Middle East, where tensions are growing.
While Prime Minister Abe demanded that Iran play a constructive role to alleviate regional tensions and stabilize the situation, he expressed his thought that Japan would persistently continue its diplomatic efforts. Vice President Jonedi expressed his intention to welcome Japan's diplomatic efforts.
In addition, Prime Minister Abe called for cooperation in the early resolution of the abduction issue by North Korea, while Vice President Jonedi responded, “I want to help as much as possible”.
Meanwhile, in a meeting with Ethiopian former President Murat, Prime Minister Abe congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abbey for the Nobel Peace Prize, and said, “Towards Prime Minister Abbey's Peace and Stability” I would like to continue to support these efforts in the future, ”he said, and expressed his intention to continue support for infrastructure development and human resource development.