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Visit to Australia: First Day
November 16, 2018
[Provisional Translation]
On November 16, 2018 (local time), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the Commonwealth of Australia.
Prime Minister Abe visited the Darwin Cenotaph in Darwin, Australia, together with the Hon. Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia. At the cenotaph, the leaders offered wreathes and observed a moment of silence. Afterwards, Prime Minister Abe held a meeting with Prime Minister Morrison, and then the leaders attended an exchange of documents ceremony for Memoranda of Understanding, and a joint press announcement. Following that, the leaders attended a reception hosted by the Hon. Michael Gunner MLA, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory.
Later, Prime Minister Abe held a press conference on the ASEAN-related Summit Meetings and his visit to Australia.
Lastly, the Prime Minister attended a ceremony for the Ichthys LNG Project, where he delivered an address.