{"id":136819,"date":"2023-08-20T15:54:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T12:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=136819"},"modified":"2023-08-20T15:54:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T12:54:53","slug":"japan-plans-meeting-with-gcc-foreign-ministers-in-saudi-arabia-in-september-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/japan-plans-meeting-with-gcc-foreign-ministers-in-saudi-arabia-in-september-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan plans meeting with GCC foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia in September: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japan is making preparations for a meeting of foreign ministers from Japan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states in Saudi Arabia in early September, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday, quoting unnamed diplomatic sources.<\/p>\n<p>Japan aims to strengthen ties with oil-producing countries to ensure a stable energy supply from the Middle East, where the influence of the United States is declining while China\u2019s influence is rising, Kyodo said.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will attend the meeting and may also visit Egypt and Jordan, Kyodo said.<\/p>\n<p>No comment was immediately available from Japan\u2019s foreign ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the Middle East in July when Japan and the GCC announced the resumption of talks on a free trade agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign ministers are expected to discuss a free trade deal and technical cooperation in next-generation energy sources, Kyodo said, adding that Iran\u2019s nuclear program may also be on the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Resource-poor Japan is trying to beef up its energy security, as it remains highly dependent on imports of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG). 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