While meeting Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah on Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also reasserted his support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Meanwhile, Abbas thanked Abe for his country's support , while stressing Palestinians are "ready to cooperate for the success of any international effort to find a political process," as long as it was based on international law and the building of a Palestinian state.
Abe, currently on tour in the Middle East, is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.
On December 6, US President Donald Trump defied global warnings and said Washington formally recognized al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel and would begin the process of moving its embassy to the occupied city, breaking with decades of American policy.
Trump's declaration has sent shockwaves throughout the Muslim world and even prompted warnings from Washington’s allies in the West that it would bring more chaos to the region.
The United Nations General Assembly on December 21 overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution that calls on the US to withdraw its controversial recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as the Israeli capital.
