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Telephone Talk between Foreign Minister Iwaya and Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy to Japan of the United Arab Emirates

December 16, 2024

On December 16th, commencing at 6:30 p.m. for approximately 25 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a telephone talk with H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy to Japan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The overview is as follows:

  1. At the outset, Minister Iwaya stated that Japan would like to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in various fields under the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Initiative (CSPI)” between Japan and the UAE. In response, Minister Jaber expressed his renewed hopes for strengthening bilateral relations with Japan.
  2. The two Ministers concurred to continue cooperation to realize a high-level Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) following the first round of negotiations for Japan-UAE EPA, which was held in Tokyo in November.

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