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Culture
Japanese prime minister hosts Iftar for Muslim representatives
Sunday, March 2, 2025
PanOrient News
TOKYO: Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru hosted a Ramadan iftar on Friday, with around 25 Japan-based ambassadors and heads of Islamic missions attending.
The event was held at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo. Diplomats attending the event included the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria, and Palestine.
The prime minister welcomed his “precious friends” from the various Muslim countries, as well as members of the respective parliamentary associations linked with those countries.
In his speech, Ishiba spoke of the problems facing the world and the Middle East. “Today, the international community is at a major turning point in history,” he said. “There is division and confrontation in the international community over the situations in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as over responses to increasingly serious global issues.”
He said Japan was facing the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II. “In the Middle East, the situation continues to be intense, and especially in the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian situation remains extremely dark.” He added that Japan and the Muslim community had shared valuesthat could “lead the world towards cooperation, not division and confrontation.”
In order to achieve this, he said, “Japan has been developing amicable relations with many countries around the world.” He pointed out that his first overseas visits as prime minister were to two Muslim countries: Indonesia and Malaysia.
Regarding the situation in Palestine, Ishiba said: “We have consistently supported a two-state solution and we are determined to actively work on this to realize it.” He said Japan wants to see tensions reduced in the Middle East and the humanitarian situation improved.
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