Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is due to visit Japan from April 21 to 24, at the invitation of Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.

During his visit, Shaikh Abdullah is expected to meet Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them. The UAE foreign minister will also meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and a number of local ministers and government officials, to discuss aspects of bilateral cooperation and exchange views on a number of regional and international issues of common concern.