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Prime Minister Pays a Courtesy Call on Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mrs. Abe paid a courtesy call on Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden at a hotel in Tokyo. At the meeting, Prime Minister Abe said, "I cordially welcome Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden to Japan. It is a great honor for me as Prime Minister to welcome Their Majesties to Japan and to have the opportunity to pay this courtesy call. Japan and Sweden have traditionally had friendly relations and I am sure that this visit by Their Majesties will promote further development of the bilateral relations between our two countries." His Majesty the King expressed his condolences for the suffering caused by the recent earthquake centered off the coast of the Noto Peninsula, and Prime Minister Abe thanked him for his words. In addition, the conversation touched on the topic of Japan's climate in recent years, and Prime Minister Abe stated that he would like to further enhance cooperative relations between the two countries in the field of climate change. The whole meeting was conducted in a pleasant atmosphere.
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