Japan, Indonesia to promote economic ties, cooperate on Middle East

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto agreed Tuesday to promote concrete cooperation in the economic and security fields, as Tokyo aims to boost relations with the major Southeast Asian power with China in mind.In a joint press appearance after the talks in Tokyo, Takaichi said the two leaders also affirmed their nations' close alignment in addressing the situation in the Middle East, where the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has fueled energy supply concerns and driven crude oil prices higher.At their first official face-to-face meeting sinc…READ FULL ARTICLE