The Japanese government is showing commitment to opening an embassy in Malta in the near future, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. “It is really gratifying that discussions are currently underway and the Japanese Government is showing commitment to open a Japanese Embassy in Malta in the near future.” Foreign Minister Ian Borg was quoted as saying in a ministry statement. Malta opened an embassy in Tokyo in 2020, with Andre Spiteri as its ambassador. Borg is in Tokyo, where he made his comments at a meeting with the Parliamentary Friendship Group. He also had meetings at the Nippon Foundation and the Japan Trade Confederation. He also visited the Tourism Expo and the Tokyo fish market. On Monday he attended the state funeral of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and conveyed condolences to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi as well as the former prime minister's widow, Akie Abe. The meeting with the Japan Trade Confederation and talks at the fish market focused on the export of Maltese tuna, with the minister insisting that this export success should be mirrored in other sectors and products. “Malta has much more to offer namely in...
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