PUBLISHED: 4:00 on October 14, 2023.
A Japanese foreign affairs department official said during a trip to the country that Japan had expressed condolences for the loss of some Thais in Hamas’ strike in Israel.
During a government visit to Thailand yesterday, Kobayashi – Terada Maki, director general for press and public politics at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed the media that Hamas’ strike left 21 Thais dying, 14 injured, and 16 captured.
She criticized the Palestinian militant organization for the” criminal strike” and stated that the situation needs to be stopped by international assistance.
We are worried about the situation in Israel right now, she said. ” We will remain to … talk to the neighboring nations to raise the issue and resolve the issue as soon as possible.”
To put an end to the problems, we do need to be united, she said, adding that Japan’s foreign secretary is hopeful that the hostages will soon be freed.
Yoko Kamikawa, Japan’s recently appointed foreign secretary, met with Parnpree Bahiddha – Nukara, her Thai rival, on Thursday to confirm their strong assistance on a number of issues, including the business.
The two ministers, according to Ms. Kobayashi, talked about a number of topics, including closer ties between seafaring and food safety, climate change, and action plans for achieving sustainable development objectives.
The Asian visit to Thailand even marked 50 years of friendship and future cooperation between Asean and Japan.
In the midst of rising international tensions, Ms. Kobayashi stated that the two ministers have agreed to develop technology shift in the military sector.
Regarding Myanmar, she claimed that the Chinese foreign minister expressed her worries to Mr. Parnpree, stating that Japan is concerned about attacks on minority parties there that have resulted in numerous fatalities.