Japan will not recognize Palestinian statehood for the time being, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said during a news conference Friday.
Earlier in the day, he held telephone talks with the foreign ministers of the United States, Israel and Palestine to convey Japan’s position.
Iwaya will explain Tokyo’s view on the matter at a related summit meeting to be co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia in New York on Monday. The Japanese foreign minister will visit New York for six days from Monday to attend the ongoing U.N. General Assembly session.
AloJapan.com