UN General Assembly
2025

Now Japan will strongly support Palestinian state building, that is, the establishment of economic independence and effective governance. Japanese assistance established the Jericho Agro-Industrial Park in the West Bank, and currently 17 Palestinian companies employ more than 300 local people and export value-added products such as supplements, food, and medical products made from processed olives. A state cannot function without highly competent public servants who have a strong sense of duty. To date, Japan has provided training to more than 7,000 Palestinians with the aim of strengthening the capability of public officials over the last 27 years. We will continue to actively support the development of human resources in Palestine to shun any corruption. In promoting these efforts, we will collaborate with our colleagues in Southeast Asia, including Muslim countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia. Japan launched a framework for this 12 years ago, in 2013, and has continued to lead ever since. Japan strongly supports the initiative to promote lasting peace and stability across the entire Middle East region by expanding the Abraham Accords.