His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan held a press conference for the Japanese media, during which the results of the first visit were highlighted and how it would help to strengthen the bilateral ties.
HRH the Premier stressed Bahrain-Japanese talks have focused on boosting bilateral cooperation to achieve common interests and means to support and strengthen political, economic and security cooperation between the two countries for the promotion of maintaining the region’s security and stability, and expressed thanks and appreciation for the Japanese Prime Minister for this visit that will allow a new dimension for the bilateral relations.
Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, expressed delight in visiting the Kingdom of Bahrain, as the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit Bahrain, and contentment in the growing relationships in all areas between the two countries, and stressed the importance of the bilateral talks held with HRH the Prime Minister.
Japanese Premier expressed his country’s aspiration to establish a full partnership with the Kingdom of Bahrain, noting the importance of security, trade and food cooperation that was agreed upon during the session of talks.
He added that his country seeks Bahrain’s supports for the GCC-Japan relations, as Bahrain’s being chairing the current session of Gulf Cooperation Council for Arab States, and holding strategic dialogue between Japan and the GCC countries at the ministerial level.