Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi plans to visit the United Arab Emirates and Turkey this month, diplomatic sources said Wednesday, as Tokyo steps up diplomacy in the wake of Russia's intensifying attack on Ukraine.Hayashi's three-day trip to the UAE, a major producer of crude oil, and Turkey, which has close ties with both Russia and Ukraine, may start on March 19, according to the sources.Around the same period, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering traveling to India and Cambodia for meetings with their leaders, with the Ukraine crisis expected to be among the agenda item…READ FULL ARTICLE
