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APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and Other Events: First Day
November 10, 2017
Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the President of Viet Nam
Photograph of the Prime Minister arriving in Viet Nam (1)
Photograph of the Prime Minister arriving in Viet Nam (2)
Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the President of Peru
Photograph of the Japan-Peru Summit Meeting
Photograph of the Prime Minister meeting with the President of Viet Nam
Photograph of the Prime Minister and the President of Viet Nam attending the exchange of documents (1)
Photograph of the Prime Minister and the President of Viet Nam attending the exchange of documents (2)
Photograph of the Prime Minister and the President of Viet Nam attending the exchange of documents (3)
Photograph of the Prime Minister and the President of Viet Nam attending the exchange of documents (4)
Photograph of the Prime Minister and the President of Viet Nam attending the exchange of documents (5)
Photograph of the Prime Minister and the President of Viet Nam attending the exchange of documents (6)
Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the Prime Minister of New Zealand
Photograph of the Japan-New Zealand Summit Meeting
Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the President of Mexico
Photograph of the Japan-Mexico Summit Meeting
Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Canada
Photograph of the Japan-Canada Summit Meeting
Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the President of Russia
Photograph of the Japan-Russia Summit Meeting
Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a press occasion
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe being welcomed by the President of Viet Nam (pool photo)
Photograph of the leaders’ commemorative photograph session (pool photo) (1)
Photograph of the leaders’ commemorative photograph session (pool photo) (2)
Photograph of the leaders’ commemorative photograph session (pool photo) (3)
Photograph of the leaders’ commemorative photograph session (pool photo) (4)
The next day, on November 10 (local time), Prime Minister Abe held meetings, respectively, with H.E. Mr. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, President of the Republic of Peru; H.E. Mr. Tran Dai Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam; the Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand; H.E. Mr. Enrique Peña Nieto, President of the United Mexican States; the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; and H.E. Mr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
In the evening, after a commemorative photograph session with the leaders of each country, the Prime Minister attended a welcome dinner.
After the Japan-Russia summit meeting, the Prime Minister said,
“This is the 20th time that I have held a summit meeting with President Putin. I believe that we spoke quite openly to each other and have an in-depth discussion.
To begin with, on the North Korea issue, we confirmed that we will rigorously implement the recent United Nations Security Council sanctions resolution. We also shared the view that we will continue close coordination.
Meanwhile, concerning the issue of peace treaty negotiations, we have seen the following progress.
First, on joint economic activities in the Northern Territories, we agreed to accelerate considerations toward the materialization of projects in the five fields next spring, based on the local survey carried out last month. To that end, we agreed to hold a working group meeting by the end of this year, and vice-ministerial level discussions at an early date next year, in order to discuss legal frameworks and a framework for the movement of people. Concerning grave visits via airplane by former residents of the Northern Territories, we shared the view that this will not be limited to the visit this time, but will continue on with visits next year as well. I hope to steadily advance the agreement reached during our meeting in Nagato City toward my visit to St. Petersburg in May of next year. I also want to steadily progress, step-by-step, to resolve the issue of the attribution of the four Northern Islands and conclude a peace treaty.
On the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations among 11 countries we achieved an agreement in principle, at yesterday’s ministerial meeting,. However, today, from the Canadian side, we heard that the agreement at the ministerial level was yet to be confirmed at its leader’s level. . Although all the other members can confirm the ministerial agreement in principle at the leaders’ level, , unfortunately, Canada has not yet reached the stage where its leader can confirm it. For that reason, the leaders’ meeting on the TPP will be postponed. Minister Motegi will explain the details.”
