BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 23. Japanese Prime
Minister Sanae Takaichi did not make any specific commitments
regarding Japan’s participation in efforts to ensure shipping
security in the Strait of Hormuz during talks with U.S. President
Donald Trump in Washington on March 19, Japan’s Chief Cabinet
Secretary Minoru Kihara stated at a press conference in Tokyo,
Trend
reports.
Kihara acknowledged that during the meeting, Trump called on
Tokyo to step up and help ensure maritime security in the Strait of
Hormuz.
“Nevertheless, Japan has not made any definitive commitments
about this issue; such a fact is absent,” Kihara emphasized.
He also pointed out that no decision has come about concerning
the deployment of Japan’s naval forces to the region after a
ceasefire.
Earlier, Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi did not
dismiss the option of deploying the nation’s military to aid in
mine-clearing efforts in the Strait of Hormuz.
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