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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Sunday gained understanding from his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi over the recent start of the release into the sea of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
In Jordan, Hayashi told Safadi that the discharge is being carried out with transparency based on an assessment of its safety by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
Safadi replied that Jordan trusts that the process will be implemented in line with international standards, the ministry said.
Japan began discharging the processed water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Aug. 24 despite resistance from local fisheries groups and China, which imposed a blanket import ban on Japanese seafood products immediately after the release started.
Hayashi arrived in Jordan on the first leg of his Middle Eastern and European tour that also takes him to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Poland. Resource-poor Japan has been seeking to deepen ties with oil-producing countries in the region.
In a bid to develop a bilateral strategic partnership, Hayashi and Safadi confirmed that their nations will expand cooperation in various fields such as the economy and security, the ministry said.
On the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hayashi emphasized the necessity of realizing a “fair and everlasting peace” as soon as possible, ministry said.
Safadi said the U.N. Charter, which urges all members to refrain from the threat or use of force, and the sovereignty of all countries including Ukraine should be respected, according to the ministry.
The ministry also said Safadi expressed gratitude for Hayashi’s proposal to bolster support for refugees in the Middle East as Jordan has accepted a number of people who fled their conflict-hit nations.
