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First Day of the Prime Minister's Visit to Russia
Monday, April 29, 2013
The Japan-Russia Summit Meeting 1
Photograph of the Prime Minister offering flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers 1
Photograph of the Prime Minister offering flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers 2
Photograph of the Prime Minister paying his respects at the Japanese Cemetery
The Japan-Russia Summit Meeting 2
Photograph of the Prime Minister attending the signing ceremony
Photograph of the Prime Minister at the joint press conference
On April 29 (local time), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is visiting the Russian Federation, offered flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers in Moscow. Following this, he paid his respects at Donskoy Japanese cemetery, where Japanese Detainees are entombed.
In the afternoon, Prime Minister Abe held talks with Mr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation, at the Kremlin.
Later, following a signing ceremony, there was a joint press conference, and the announcement of the "Joint Statement of the Prime Minister of Japan and the President on the Russian Federation on the Development of Japanese-Russian Partnership."
