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Japan-Turkey Summit Meeting and Other Activities
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe shaking hands with H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
Photograph of the welcome ceremony for H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, and Mrs. Erdoğan (1)
Photograph of the welcome ceremony for H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, and Mrs. Erdoğan (2)
Photograph of the welcome ceremony for H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, and Mrs. Erdoğan (3)
Photograph of the welcome ceremony for H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, and Mrs. Erdoğan (4)
Photograph of the welcome ceremony for H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, and Mrs. Erdoğan (5)
Photograph of the welcome ceremony for H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, and Mrs. Erdoğan (6)
Photograph of the Japan-Turkey Summit Meeting
Photograph of the leaders attending the signing ceremony
Photograph of the leaders holding a joint press conference
Photograph of the Prime Minister delivering an address at the banquet hosted by Prime Minister Abe and Mrs. Abe (1)
Photograph of the Prime Minister delivering an address at the banquet hosted by Prime Minister Abe and Mrs. Abe (2)
In the morning, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hosted a welcome ceremony for H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, and Mrs. Erdoğan, at the State Guest House.
In the afternoon, the Prime Minister held talks with H.E. Prime Minister Erdoğan. Later, he attended a signing ceremony and held a joint press announcement.
In the evening, the Prime Minister and Mrs. Abe held a banquet.
The Prime Minister said in his address,
"I was welcomed by everyone on my two visits to Turkey last year. I wish to again express my gratitude for that.
The Ertuğrul Frigate and the rescue of Japanese in Tehran International Airport are shared parts of our history. Turkey returned the assistance it had received at sea 95 years later in the air.
And then there is also the selfless assistance our countries offered to each other during the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Earthquake in the Republic of Turkey's Eastern Region. I expect that these bonds forged between our peoples will continue to grow even stronger and that connections will be made at an even deeper level.
Tonight we have prepared a cuisine befitting our two countries, which so brilliantly fuse the cultures of the East and West.
Finally, we have also prepared some Japanese fruit that is currently in season. I very much hope that you will enjoy it."
