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Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII and Knesset Speaker Ohana

August 28, 2025
State Minister FUJII shaking hands with Mr. Ohana, Speaker of the Knesset

On August 28, from 2:50 PM for approximately 40 minutes, Mr. FUJII Hisayuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a meeting with Mr. Amir Ohana, Speaker of the Knesset, who is visiting Japan. The overveiw is as follows:

  1. At the outset, State Minister FUJII strongly condemned the terror attacks carried out by Hamas and stressed that Hamas should be disarmed. He then expressed his strong concern that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is further exacerbating. He urged the Israeli side to make greater efforts to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible and improve the humanitarian situation. Also, State Minister Fujii stressed Japan's consistent support for realizing a two-state solution through confidence building and negotiations between the parties.
  2. In response, Speaker Ohana explained Israel's position. The both sides concurred on continuing communication regarding the bilateral relations.

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