• His Highness the President welcomed the Prime Minister of Japan, expressing his confidence that the visit would consolidate the robust and longstanding partnership between the two nations and support their shared vision for a sustainable and prosperous future.

ABU DHABI: Japanese Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio on Monday agreed with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan that their countries will work even more closely to realize a decarbonized society.

Japan and the UAE will strengthen cooperation on decarbonization and clean energy and lead the international community to the success of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, said a joint statement issued after their meeting in Abu Dhabi.

The UAE will host the UN climate talks, slated to start in November.

The statement confirmed that the two countries will stick to the target of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It also called on all parties to the convention to step up their efforts to attain the target.

Kishida apparently hopes to reach an agreement with the UAE president to promote technological cooperation over decarbonized fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia.

The two leaders are believed to have discussed security cooperation after their countries signed an agreement on the transfer of defense equipment and technology in May this year.

Given that both countries are nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council, the two leaders are expected to agree on cooperation at the UN panel.

JIJI Press