Overview
- The two foreign ministers held a 20-minute phone call and agreed to keep coordinating to support peace in the Middle East.
- Japan offered condolences for casualties and for damage to civilian sites in Kuwait, including oil facilities.
- Tokyo said early de-escalation is its top goal and it will keep up diplomatic efforts in step with Kuwait.
- Kuwait said it will provide full help to protect Japanese nationals and to assist with evacuations.
- Both sides stressed safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and steady flows of energy and other critical goods, a key issue for Japan given its reliance on Gulf imports.