周四，德仁天皇在东京皇居会见了哈萨克斯坦总统卡西姆-乔马尔特·托卡耶夫，讨论了水问题。天皇对去年袭击哈萨克斯坦的洪水表示同情，并对里海水位下降导致的水资源短缺表示关切。托卡耶夫表示，哈萨克斯坦正在寻求联合国采取全面方法来解决水问题。
12月18日，德仁天皇在东京皇居与哈萨克斯坦总统卡西姆-乔马尔特·托卡耶夫举行会晤。这场历时20分钟的会晤之后，举行了一场持续一小时的午宴，天皇的弟弟秋篠宫文仁亲王也出席了午宴。
水问题——这是天皇毕生研究的中心主题——在两次场合中均被讨论。天皇对去年中亚国家洪水造成的损害表示同情，并对毗邻哈萨克斯坦的里海水位下降相关的水资源短缺表示关切。
托卡耶夫表示，哈萨克斯坦正在向联合国寻求全面方法以帮助解决水问题。德仁天皇回应说：“我认为许多人需要携手合作解决这些问题。”
此次会晤凸显了日哈关系加强，并强调了国际社会在水资源管理方面的合作重要性。据宫内厅称，此次会见在友好氛围中进行。
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