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Prime Minister's Visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Monday, January 13, 2014
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe shaking hands with H.E. Mr. Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Photograph of the Prime Minister arriving at the airport in Addis Ababa
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe being welcomed at the airport in Addis Ababa by H.E. Mr. Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and others
Photograph of the Prime Minister conversing with the son of late Olympian Abebe Bikila
Photograph of the Prime Minister conversing with Ethiopian athletes
Photograph of the Japan-Ethiopia Summit Meeting
Photograph of the Japan-Ethiopia expanded summit meeting
Photograph of the Prime Minister attending the signing ceremony
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe paying a courtesy call on H.E. Dr. Mulatu Teshome Wirtu, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting the Japanese garden at the National Palace
Photograph of the Prime Minister offering a silent prayer to H.E. Mr. Nelson Mandela, the late former President of the Republic of South Africa, at the AU headquarters
Photograph of the Prime Minister delivering a speech at the AU headquarters (1)
Photograph of the Prime Minister delivering a speech at the AU headquarters (2)
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe receiving a courtesy call from H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, at the AU headquarters
Photograph of the press conference
On January 13 (local time), during his visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the "Meeting with the Son of Late Olympian Abebe Bikila, and Athletes."
Later, the Prime Minister held talks with H.E. Mr. Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, attended a signing ceremony, and held a joint press announcement at the National Palace.
In the evening, the Prime Minister attended a banquet hosted by H.E. Prime Minister Hailemariam.
On the following day, January 14 (local time), Prime Minister Abe paid a courtesy call on H.E. Dr. Mulatu Teshome Wirtu, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and then visited a Japanese garden at the National Palace.
Afterwards, the Prime Minister delivered a speech on Japan's policy towards Africa, following which he received a courtesy call from H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), at the AU headquarters.
In the afternoon, the Prime Minister held a press conference.
