Second Day of the G20 Seoul Summit
Friday, November 12, 2010
Photograph of Prime Minister Kan shaking hands with President Van Rompuy of the European Council and President Barroso of the European Commission before the Japan-EU Summit
Photograph of Prime Minister Kan at the Japan-EU Summit
Photograph of Prime Minister Kan attending the G20 working session (pool photo) 1
Photograph of Prime Minister Kan attending the G20 working session (pool photo) 2
Photograph of Prime Minister Kan attending a commemorative photograph session with the G20 leaders 1
Photograph of Prime Minister Kan attending a commemorative photograph session with the G20 leaders 2
Photograph of Prime Minister Kan attending a commemorative photograph session with the G20 leaders 3
On November 12 (local time), Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who was visiting the Republic of Korea (ROK) to attend the G20 Seoul Summit, held talks with Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and Mr. Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, President of the European Commission, following which he attended the working session, the working lunch, and other G20 events.
During the Japan-EU Summit, Prime Minister Kan said that Japan and the EU
should reinforce relations in a broad range of areas including politics, economy,
and culture, as partners with shared values.
During the working session that
followed, discussion took place on modernization of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) governance, financial regulation reform, and other topics.