Abe visits Middle East to promote dialogue with Iran January 10 4:12
Amid growing tensions in the Middle East, Prime Minister Abe intends to visit three Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, as scheduled this weekend, and invites the leaders of concerned countries to ease regional tensions and stabilize the situation. And encourage dialogue with Iran.
As tensions have risen due to Iran's missile attacks on the U.S. military, Prime Minister Abe has told the Iranian government that he has no intention of escalating the situation. In light of our clarification that we want to avoid deterioration, we intend to visit the three Middle East countries as scheduled this weekend.
This visit to the Middle East was just after the U.S. and Iran attacked, and Prime Minister Abe emphasized the importance of diplomatic efforts to alleviate regional tensions and stabilize the situation. We are urging national leaders to talk with Iran.
However, over the situation in the Middle East, the Japanese government believes that there is no fundamental change in the relationship between the United States and Iran, such as government officials saying `` I just returned before the killing of Iran's commander, and I do not allow foresight .
For this reason, Defense Minister Kono met with Iran's Defense Minister of Defense Iran on the phone on the 9th, and Foreign Minister Mogi next week met with U.S. Secretary of State Pompeio in the U.S. and indicated his intention to discuss future actions. Intends to continue to push self-control to both the United States and Iran.