Japan’s Akazawa reports talks with Kuwaiti oil officials on stockpiles and pipelines
Japan’s economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said he held an online meeting with Kuwait’s oil minister Rumi and national oil company chief Nawaf. Discussions covered joint oil stockpiling with producing countries and the construction and use of pipelines enabling crude supplies to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Akazawa described Kuwait as an important partner for Japan’s energy security and said bilateral cooperation would continue to deepen.