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Visit to the Middle East: First and Second Days
April 30, 2018
[Provisional Translation]
On April 29, 2018 (local time), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Prime Minister visited the Founder’s Memorial.
On April 30 (local time), Prime Minister Abe first attended the Japan-UAE Business Forum, and then attended a guard of honor ceremony and welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace. Following this, the members of the delegation accompanying the Prime Minister expressed their respects, and a commemorative photograph session with the economic mission was held.
The Prime Minister also held a meeting and an exchange of documents ceremony with H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. At midday, Prime Minister Abe attended a luncheon hosted by the Crown Prince.
In the afternoon, the Prime Minister visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, as well as a memorial commemorating those who have lost their lives in service to the UAE.
After that, Prime Minister Abe visited the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.