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Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs ONISHI by participants of the Ninth Dialogue on Countering Violent Extremism in the Middle East
December 19, 2025
On December 19, Mr. ONISHI Yohei, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call from participants of the Ninth Dialogue on Countering Violent Extremism in the Middle East. The overview is as follows:
- At the outset, Parliamentary Vice Minister ONISHI welcomed the participants’ visit to Japan. He stated that Japan shares with Islamic world a spirit that emphasizes “harmony” and “tolerance”, and that Japan hopes to take advantage of the longstanding good relations with countries in the Middle East, continuing to contribute to peace and prosperity of the Middle East as well as the international community, including through countering violent extremism, an issue shared by the Middle East and Japan.
- In response, the participants expressed their gratitude for the invitation to Japan, and expressed their intention to utilize the knowledge acquired through the visit, and their expectations for Japan to play a role in countering violent extremism.