The comments came at the start of Abe’s five-day Persian Gulf tour as he hopes to ease tensions spiked by the US assassination of a top Iranian general.
The Japanese PM called “on all relevant countries to engage in diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions,” according to RT.
Tokyo has decided to send a destroyer for intelligence activities along with two P-3C patrol aircraft to the Middle East. However, Japan will not join a US-led coalition in the region.
The prime minister’s tour includes visits to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.
MNA/PR
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