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Tomodachi Spring 2015

 

Moments of Prime Minister Abe in Spring 2015

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receiving a courtesy call from First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, at the Prime Minister’s Office (March 2015).

Prime Minister Abe invited former U.S. president Bill Clinton to the prime minister’s official residence. Former Japanese prime minister Yoshiro Mori and U.S. ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy were also present, and many old friendships were renewed (March 2015).

Prime Minister Abe attended the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan. During the conference he engaged in talks with world leaders and other notable figures (March 2015).

Prime Minister Abe giving a speech at the High Level Segment.

Giving a speech at the High Level Partnership Dialogue.

With United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
 

With Zimbabwean president Robert Gabriel Mugabe.
 

With King Mswati III of Swaziland.
 

With Vanuatuan president Baldwin Jacobson Lonsdale.
 

With Micronesian president Emanuel Mori.
 

With Tanzanian prime minister Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda.
 

With Rwandan prime minister Anastase Murekezi.
 

With Tanzanian prime minister Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda.
 

With Rwandan prime minister Anastase Murekezi.
 

With Kiribatian president Anote Tong.
 

With Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
 

With Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
 

With Cambodian prime minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen.
 

Prime Minister Abe engaged in bilateral meetings with many world leaders who came to Japan.

With German chancellor Angela Merkel (March 2015).

With Thai prime minister Prayut Chano-cha (February 2015).
 

With Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski (February 2015).
 

Making a joint press statement with Laotian prime minister Thongsing Thammavong (March 2015).any leaders from Africa visited Japan for the TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) held in Yokohama in June 2013.
 

At a dinner with Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta (March 2015).
 

With Mongolian prime minister Chimed Saikhanbileg at the Prime Minister’s Office (February 2015).
 

With the emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, at the Prime Minister’s Office (Februar y 2015).
 

Prime Minister Abe visited Miyagi Prefecture to see firsthand the progress of reconstruction efforts following the Great East Japan Earthquake. During his visit he talked with knitters at a business making hand-knitted items and tried on one of their products (February 2015).
 

Giving a speech at a symposium to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations at the United Nations University (March 2015) .
 

Giving students words of encouragement at a high school graduation ceremony in Fukushima Prefecture, where reconstruction efforts from the Great East Japan Earthquake are progressing (March 2015).