Japan PM arrives in Manama

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Manama on Saturday evening for a two-day official visit to Bahrain. During the Visit, Japan Prime Minister will meet with number of senior officials for talks on ways to boost bilateral relations and means of enhancing scopes of joint cooperation, Bahrain news agency reported. It is stated in Tokyo earlier today that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to start an official visit to Kuwait on Sunday. The Japanese Premier is to meet with senior Kuwaiti officials in hope to expand a comprehensive partnership for stability and prosperity, Japanese Foreign Ministry officials stated on Saturday. Abe's trip to Kuwait, the first by a Japanese premier since April 2007, follows a historic visit by Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Tokyo last year, which added a fresh page to the decades of friendship between the two countries.