Tokyo: Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, will travel abroad from April 29 to May 5 to pay visits to Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, and Singapore.
Kishida will meet with the leaders of these nations during his trip to discuss a variety of issues, including regional and global issues, Ukraine, and bilateral relations.
On April 30, Kishida will meet with other dignitaries in Egypt and attend a summit in Cairo. The following day, he will fly to the Ghanaian capital of Accra before continuing on to Nairobi, Kenya. After a summit meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, on May 3, he will arrive there and depart for Singapore on May 4.
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According to the Foreign Ministry, Kishida will demonstrate Japan's determination to maintain and strengthen the international rule of law as Japan prepares to host the G7 Hiroshima Summit from May 19 to 21, as well as confirm further cooperation with the countries on his itinerary on a variety of global issues.
Japan has thanked Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for assisting in the evacuation of 45 people — both citizens and foreigners — from Sudan on Monday, according to Japan's foreign ministry.
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Women and children were among those evacuated, and they were flown to Djibouti on an Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport plane from Port Sudan in the country's east. The mission was carried out in close collaboration with Japan's Ministry of Defence, Self-Defense Forces, and other ministries and agencies.
Separately, four Japanese nationals were evacuated from Sudan to Djibouti and Ethiopia with the help of France and the International Red Cross.
The Japanese government urged all parties to immediately halt the violence, adding that it had made every effort to protect Japanese residents in collaboration with other countries and international organisations.
