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Japanese, US discuss enhanced energy cooperation

Tokyo, May 5 (UNI/Sputnik) Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Koichi Hagiuda, during his visit to the US, held meetings with US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation in energy, semiconductor production, export controls and other fields, the Japanese ministry said on Thursday.
"Taking into account the need to accelerate the transition to clean energy and achieve carbon neutrality, while maintaining the energy security of countries, the parties held discussions on a wide range of aspects of bilateral cooperation," the ministry wrote on Twitter.
The parties discussed the possibility of increasing the output of US liquefied natural gas (LNG). Japan is also considering providing loans to Japanese firms which take part in the US LNG projects in order to reduce dependence on Russian energy carriers, the Kyodo news agency reported, referring to the joint statement.
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