Press Releases
On the Formation of the New Palestinian Government
(Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko)
April 1, 2024
- The Government of Japan welcomes that the new Palestinian government was formed under H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine, on March 31 (local time).
- The Government of Japan expects that reform agenda in various fields will be translated into action by the new government under H.E. Dr. Muhammad Mustafa, Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. Japan will continue to actively contribute to the realization of a two-state solution in which Israel and a future independent Palestinian state live side by side in peace and security, in cooperation with relevant countries and international organizations and through its own assistance to Palestine.