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The Prime Minister Visits the Republic of Korea (ROK)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving a welcome by honor guards upon arrival in the ROK
Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting the Seoul National Cemetery
Photograph of the Prime Minister attending a photograph session before the summit meeting
Photograph of the leaders heading to the summit meeting venue
Photograph of the Japan-ROK Summit Meeting
Photograph of the leaders viewing the archives
Photograph of the Prime Minister holding a joint press conference
Photograph of the leaders shaking hands after the joint press conference
On October 18, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda visited Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea (ROK).
On the following day, October 19, the Prime Minister first visited and offered a wreath at the Seoul National Cemetery where those who sacrificed their lives for the ROK are enshrined.
Afterwards, the Prime Minister held talks with Mr. Lee Myung-bak, President of the ROK, at Cheong Wa Dae, Office of the President and handed him five volumes of archives originating from the Korean Peninsula.
The volumes consigned during the Prime Minister's visit to the ROK are part of the 1,205 volumes of archives originating from the Korean Peninsula, which are to be transferred to the ROK in accordance with the Japan-ROK Archives Treaty that entered into force on June 10, 2011.
After the meeting, the two leaders held a joint press conference.
