We Are Tomodachi Spring / Summer 2018

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Europe■ Norway■ Switzerland■ Republic of Korea■ Bhutan■ Sri LankaAsia■ IraqMiddle East18With H.E. Mr. Alain Berset, President and Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office. (April 2018)Prime Minister in ActionPrime Minister Shinzo Abe continues to advance his “Diplomacy That Takes a Panoramic Perspective of the World Map.” In addition to visiting the Republic of Korea for the Olympic Winter Games in February 2018 and the United States of America in April 2018, he met with many heads of state visiting Japan. With H.E. Dr. Haider Al-Abadi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office. Earlier, both leaders attended the Senior Officials Meeting on Supporting Job Creation and Vocational Training to Facilitate Weapons Reduction for Iraqi Society. (April 2018) With H.E. Mr. Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office. (March 2018) With H.E. Ms. Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office. (February 2018)