Washington DC, March 19 -- Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday (local time) raised concerns over the deteriorating global security environment and underscored the need for coordinated international efforts to address conflicts in the Middle East and beyond, while expressing confidence in US President Donald Trump to play a key role in advancing peace.

"In the Middle East and also the entire world, we are experiencing a severe security environment. I firmly believe that it is only you, Donald, who can achieve peace across the world, and to do so, I am ready to reach out to many of the partners in the international community to achieve our objective together," she said.

She further stressed Japan's firm stance against nuclea...