Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the first liaison meeting of administrative vice-ministers at the Prime Minister's Office.

At the meeting, the Prime Minister said,

"I will bring a definitive end to the political confusion to date and carry forward proper politics under a responsible and stable system. Responding to such strong expectations from the entire spectrum of Japanese society, I am determined to restore people's trust in politics, which has been lost. We will unite our efforts in tackling the numerous internal and external issues, and would like to decisively set out bold policies so as to carry forward the creation of a "new Japan."
I would like to ask the administrative vice-ministers to engage in their duties with a sense of urgency, by sharing an understanding that Japan is currently in a state of crisis. In doing so, it is important above all to accelerate the reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake. I would like the Cabinet Office, the ministries and the agencies to make it a top priority to realize the acceleration of reconstruction by directly facing the reality that there are still to this day 320,000 people affected by the disaster who are having to deal with living as evacuees, by sympathizing with the feelings of the affected people, by actively visiting the actual sites within the scope of each post, by having a flexible mindset, and by steadily putting them into practice. In doing so, I would especially like to ask you to commit your full effort to the revival of Fukushima.
In addition, as set forth in the basic policies, I would like the administrative vice-ministers of the Cabinet Office, the ministries and the agencies to lead the effort in promoting measures to overcome the four crises; namely in economy, foreign affairs and security, education and living. In order to overcome the crisis that faces Japan, it is necessary to promote true political leadership based on mutual trust between politicians and bureaucrats, in addition to the united efforts of the Cabinet.
The Abe Cabinet expects the public servants, who are the specialists of administrative operations, to fully exert their capabilities under the guidance and supervision of ministers, with the Cabinet showing clear policies.
I would like to ask you public servants to make active proposals in policy formulation, and take decisive actions at the actual site, while having pride as administrative professionals, under the policies of the Cabinet and instructions of ministers. I would like to close my address by expressing my hope that you will each fully exert your individual potential to work all for the sake of the nation and the people."