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Abe and Abu Dhabi crown prince agree to secure a stable oil supply
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/01/14/national/politics-diplomacy/shinzo-abe-abu-dhabi-crown-prince-oil-supply/
ABU DHABI – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan agreed Monday to secure a stable oil supply to Japan and closely cooperate to help reduce tensions in the Middle East.
During the talks in Abu Dhabi, Abe briefed the crown prince on Japan’s deployment of a destroyer and reconnaissance planes to the Middle East, excluding the Persian Gulf, to safeguard commercial shipping, Japanese officials said.
The crown prince hailed Tokyo’s role in ensuring maritime safety and pledged to offer cooperation as a country in the region.
A Japanese Foreign Ministry official said Japan’s strong relationship with both the United States and Iran enabled it to play a diplomatic role in defusing heightened regional tensions following the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani and a retaliatory missile attack by Iran on U.S. forces in Iraq.
As part of a Middle Eastern tour, Abe met United Arab Emirates leaders in Abu Dhabi on Monday after having been to Saudi Arabia on Sunday. He then traveled to Oman on Tuesday, whose ruler, Sultan Qaboos, died Friday….