Yōko Kamikawa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, in her meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, on the sidelines of the second Global Refugee Forum 2023 in Geneva, pointed out the old and deep-rooted relations between the two countries and added: "Japan is interested in developing bilateral relations with Iran and Dialogues and joint consultations are supported for this purpose."
The Japanese Foreign Minister also welcomed the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution in support of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and said that Japan had voted in favor of this resolution.
Emphasizing on increasing Iran's efforts to control the situation and preventing the spread of conflict and instability in the region, Kamikawa expressed her willingness to continue talks and consultations with the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Referring to the developments in Palestine, Amir-Abdollahian appreciated Japan's efforts and support in order to establish a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and said: "The repeated action of the United States in the United Nations Security Council in vetoing the resolution requesting a ceasefire in Gaza was not an aid to peace, but a green light for killing more Palestinians by the Israeli regime."
Pointing out that the root of the current crisis in the occupied territories does not go back to the operation of October 7 (the Al-Aqsa Flood) but to 75 years ago, the head of the diplomatic service stated: "The genocide of Palestinians by the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip is quite clear."
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran pointed to the diplomatic efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran to prevent the expansion of the scope of the war in the region and to end the genocide in Palestine and said: "It is expected that Japan will make more efforts to stop the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank."
According to Iran press news agency, Iran's FM met with the ministers of foreign affairs of Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, the prime minister of the Vatican and also the prime minister of Lebanon on the sidelines of the Global Refugee Forum 2023 in Geneva and discussed bilateral relations regarding the situation in Gaza.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Geneva on Tuesday to attend the meeting "The human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Rights" as well as the second meeting of the Global Refugee Forum 2023 in Geneva. 204
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