Minister Akazawa Holds Meeting with H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Group CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Special Envoy to Japan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Minister Akazawa expressed Japan’s appreciation for the UAE’s stable supply of crude oil to Japan and the consideration given by the UAE for Japanese companies’ participation in crude oil upstream development projects and LNG projects. Both sides discussed the stabilization of the international crude oil market.

They also discussed bilateral cooperation in the energy field as well as deepening and expanding of cooperative relations in the fields such as advanced technologies including decarbonization, circular economy, space and startups.

Also, for the Japan-UAE Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) now under negotiation, both sides welcomed the progress of discussions made through the past six negotiation meetings and agreed to continue close bilateral cooperation.

Divisions in Charge

• Middle East and Africa Division, Trade Policy Bureau

• International Strategy on Energy Resources Office, Natural Resources and Fuel Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy