VOL. XLIV

No. 03

15-January-2001

GENERAL

Japans FM Visits Gulf States

Japans Foreign Minister Yohei Kono arrived in Qatar on 8 January at the start of a tour of Arab Gulf states including the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Speaking in Doha on 9 January, Mr Kono said his goal was to encourage cooperation between Japan and the countries of the GCC in all fields. A senior Japanese Government official told MEES that this was the first such visit by a foreign minister from his country for 10 years and...