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Due to the confrontation between each sect and political force surrounding a successor to President Suleiman, who stepped down in May 2014, the position of President had remained vacant for about two and a half years, but former leader of the Free Patriotic Movement Aoun was finally elected President in October 2016. Lebanon is a mosaic nation consisting of 18 religions and religious sects, including Christianity and Islam. In 2016, Japan provided support such as a “Financial Sector, Business Environment and Public Service Reform Development Policy Loan” (30 billion yen), as well as grant aid (one billion yen). The Government of Japan has been providing assistance for the stability of Jordan through support for refugees and host communities, as well as for developing the industrial base. Japan also attaches importance to Jordan, which serves as a cornerstone for the stability of the region. At each meeting, the leaders shared the view of cooperating for further development of the bilateral relations in a wide range of areas and stabilization of the Middle East region.
(Photo: Cabinet Public Relations Office)Īpart from a leaders' meeting at the April Nuclear Security Summit, there have been frequent coming and goings of the Prime Minister and ministers in 2016, such as the King Abdullah II's visit to Japan in October, and the traditionally friendly bilateral relations have deepened even further. Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting (October 27, Tokyo). Furthermore, there has been progress in strategic diplomacy since June such as an initiative to normalize relations with Russia, which had deteriorated following the downing of a Russian fighter jet in November 2015. However, an agreement was reached in June to normalize relations with Israel, which had deteriorated with Israel following the conflict between the Israel army and a flotilla of ships transporting aid to the Gaza Strip in May 2010. The tensions with Western countries and neighboring countries are growing with the fight against ISIL and response to the refugee issue. On the diplomatic front, the relations between Turkey and Syria have deteriorated under the Assad Administration and its ongoing civil war, and Turkey is faced with being the world's largest recipient of refugees totaling about three million. Dismissals and monitoring of persons in the army, security authorities and public servants, who are mainly said to have connections to Gulen continue. The coup d'état attempted by factions within the Turkish army on July 15 ended in failure on July 16, and the Turkish government declared a state of emergency claiming that Fethullah Gulen, the leader of an Islamist movement in Turkey who is currently living in exile in the U.S., was behind the incident. Turkey is historically a pro-Japanese country typified by episodes such as the visit of Ottoman Empire's Ertugrul Frigate to Japan and the subsequent disaster in 1890 and Turkey's 1985 rescue of Japanese nationals living in Tehran.
in its diplomacy, including efforts to join EU, while proactively promoting multiple diplomacies with states covering Asia and Africa. As a member state of NATO, the government of Turkey basically attaches importance to Europe and U.S. Turkey is a geopolitically important large country in the region located at the crossroads to Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Caucasia. 6.Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (1) Turkey
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