Tokyo, 9 November 2022 (TDI): Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs of Qatar, Saleh Al Khulaifi met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday.
Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nagaoka Kansuke, and Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Japan, Hassan Al Emadi also attended the meeting.
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During the meeting, the two sides reviewed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to enhance and develop them.
They also discussed several regional and international issues of common interest, especially the Palestinian issue and the Middle East peace process.
The Assistant Foreign Minister of Qatar emphasized that coordination and efforts are required to enhance security and stability at the political and humanitarian levels.
Al Khulaifi also highlighted the deep-rooted ties of both countries as both countries will enter a new reign of cooperation following the 50 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between them.
It is to be noted that Japan and Qatar celebrated 50 years of relations in March with Yoshimasa Hayashi exchanging greetings through a video message at a reception hosted by Qatari Ambassador to Japan, Hassan Al-Emadi.
Japan and Qatar ties
Bilateral relations were established between both countries in 1972. Both sides have signed several agreements since then in the fields of investment, education and scientific and medical research, science and technology, tourism, and infrastructure development.
It is worth mentioning here that in 2016, Qatar was declared the sixth most significant import partner of Japan. Mutual visits at the level of senior officials of the two countries contributed to the development of bilateral relations.
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Qatar also contributed 100 million dollars in the wake of the earthquake disaster that struck northeastern Japan in 2011. Moreover, Japan is one of the qualified teams for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
In this vein, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the Deputy Prime Minister and Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs during a video conference invited Japanese people to visit their second country (Qatar) to attend the event.
