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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Itochu plans to end the collaboration after the World Court ordered Israel last month to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians and do more to help civilians, Itochu Chief Financial Officer Tsuyoshi Hachimura said. — Reuters pic
TOKYO, Feb 5 — Itochu Corp’s aviation unit will end its strategic cooperation with Israeli defence company Elbit Systems Ltd by the end of February over the war in Gaza, the Japanese trading house’s executive said today.
Itochu Aviation, Elbit Systems and Nippon Aircraft Supply (NAS) signed the strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding (MoU) in March 2023.
Itochu plans to end the collaboration after the World Court ordered Israel last month to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians and do more to help civilians, Itochu Chief Financial Officer Tsuyoshi Hachimura said.
“The partnership is based on a request from the Japan’s defence ministry for the purpose of importing defence equipment for the Self-Defence Forces necessary for Japan’s security, and is not in any way related to the current conflict between Israel and Palestine,” Hachimura told an earnings news conference.
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“Taking into consideration the International Court of Justice’s order on January 26, and that the Japanese government supports the role of the Court, we have already suspended new activities related to the MOU, and plan to end the MOU by the end of February,” he said.
Itochu reported a 10.3 per cent drop in April-December net profit due to lower prices of coal and pulp as well as smaller gains from energy trading.
It posted a profit of ¥611.7 billion ($4.1 billion) in the nine months through December 31 compared with ¥682.2 billion a year earlier.
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The trading company stuck to its full-year profit forecast through end-March of ¥800 billion, below the ¥821 billion mean estimate in a poll of 9 analysts compiled by LSEG. — Reuters
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