Japan PM - Aiming to do everything possible to ease Middle East tension

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he attends a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - Copyright CARLOS BARRIA(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 30/08/2019 - 11:32•Updated 25/04/2024 - 07:58

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he plans to do everything he can to ease tension in the Middle East and wants to talk with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session that starts in September.

"Peace and stability in the Middle East directly links to Japan's national interest," Abe told a news conference at the end of a three-day international conference on African development.