UAE works responsibly to ensure global energy security, address climate change issues: Japanese PM

UAE works responsibly to ensure global energy security, address climate change issues: Japanese PM

ABU DHABI, 16th July, 2023 (WAM) -- Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, stated that the UAE works responsibly to ensure global energy security, while making proactive efforts to address climate change issues.

In an exclusive Op-ed to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the occasion of his visit to the UAE- the first since assuming his premiership- the Japanese Premier revealed that he is planning to propose the "Global Green Energy Hub" initiative during his visit, noting that Japan will work closely with the UAE towards the success of COP28.

The Op-ed runs as follows:

“I am greatly pleased to have this opportunity to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a strategic partner of Japan, for the first time since assuming the post of Prime Minister.

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the UAE. Looking back, Japanese companies have been involved in the development of oil industries in Abu Dhabi since the 1960s, and the secure energy supply from the UAE has supported Japan's economic growth for many years. Since the 1990s, many Japanese companies have contributed to the building of the UAE's key infrastructure, including the construction and operation