Tokyo: At the conclusion of his visit to Japan, the representative of the Presidential Council (PC), Abdullah Al-Lafi, met in Tokyo with the President of the Japan-Africa Parliamentary Friendship League and a number of members of the Japanese House of Representatives. The meeting, held in the presence of a member of the Libyan House of Representatives, Ayman Saif Al-Nasr, focused on enhancing cooperation between the two countries and encouraging the return of economic activities and Japanese companies to Libya. According to the PC, Al-Lafi also met with Akihiko Tanaka, head of the government agency JICA (the Japan International Cooperation Agency), which is concerned with coordinating efforts of the Japanese government to provide support in building peace in the world's countries. The meeting was attended by Mohamed Aoun, Minister of Oil and Gas, Abdullah Al-Hassi, and Al-Taher Al-Baour, National Reconciliation Advisor, charged with the duties of Minister of Foreign Affairs, who stressed Libya's commitment to supporting peace-building efforts in the country through the National Reconciliation Project. Al-Lafi held a meeting with Atsushi Sonami, head of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, affiliated with the Japanese government, who in turn stressed the provision of technical and advisory support to Libya through the national reconciliation project to achieve security and stability for the Libyan peopl Source: Libyan News Agency Hasaka, The US occupation forces intensified operations to support their illegal bases in Hasaka countryside, and during the past hours, dozens of vehicles loaded with weapons, ammunition, and logistical materials were brought into those bases. Local sources in al-Yarubiyah countryside on the Syrian border told SANA reporter that an US occupation convoy consisting of 75 vehicles, most of which were closed refrigerators and huge carriers for transporting large loads, entered Syrian territory via the illegal al-Waleed crossing border, coming from the occupation bases in Iraqi territory. The sources pointed out that the convoy headed to the occupation base at Kharab al-Jir airport in al-Yarubiyah countryside to collect and distribute it to the occupation bases in Hasaka countryside. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency