VOL. XLIII

No. 17

24-April-2000

OPEC

Japan Reviewing Policy Towards Gulf Producers

An official at Japans Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has told MEES that the government has for some time been studying how its policy towards oil producers should evolve and that the Japanese government has always looked to strengthen relations with producing countries worldwide. These remarks followed the announcement on 18 April by Takashi Fukaya, Japans Minister of International Trade and...