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APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing (First Day) and Summit Talks
Monday, November 10, 2014
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe shaking hands with the President of China (1)
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe shaking hands with the President of Indonesia
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe shaking hands with the President of Peru
Photograph of Prime Minister Abe shaking hands with the President of China (2)
Photograph of the TPP Leaders’ Meeting (taken by the representative photographer)
Photograph of the welcome ceremony (1)(taken by the representative photographer)
Photograph of the welcome ceremony (2)(taken by the representative photographer)
Photograph of the welcome ceremony (3)(taken by the representative photographer)
On November 10, during his visit to Beijing to attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks with H.E. Ir. H. Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia. The Prime Minister also held talks with H.E. Mr. Ollanta Humala Tasso, President of the Republic of Peru.
In the afternoon, Prime Minister Abe held talks with H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.
Following the meeting the Prime Minister said,
“I believe this marked the first step towards improving Japan-China relations by returning to the starting point of a ‘mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests.’
Our aim was to make the most of the forum provided by the APEC meetings on this occasion, and to first begin dialogue, dialogue at the summit level. To achieve this, we have been making unostentatious efforts, and were recently able to hold an official Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. And today, I was able to hold a summit meeting with President Xi Jinping. I believe a great number of countries, not only those in Asia but from around the world, were hoping that Japan and China would engage in dialogue at the summit level. Today, I believe we lived up to those expectations and were able to take the first step towards improving our relations.
Furthermore, I requested that we establish a maritime communication mechanism and believe that we will begin making specific arrangements to that end.”
Afterwards, Prime Minister Abe attended the TPP Leaders’ Meeting. In the evening, the Prime Minister attended the welcome ceremony hosted by President and Mrs. Xi.
