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The World Assembly for Women (WAW! 2017)

On November 3, 2017, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the World Assembly for Women (WAW! 2017) held in Tokyo and delivered his remarks.

Based on major proposals presented by the participants, the “WAW! Tokyo Declaration” was delivered as the outcome of “WAW! 2017” (see here).

APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, ASEAN-related Summit Meetings and Other Events

On November 9, 2017, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Da Nang in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting and other events.

The next day, on November 10, Prime Minister Abe held meetings, respectively, with H.E. Mr. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, President of the Republic of Peru; H.E. Mr. Tran Dai Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam; the Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand; H.E. Mr. Enrique Peña Nieto, President of the United Mexican States; the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; and H.E. Mr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation.

On November 11, Prime Minister Abe attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

Later, Prime Minister Abe held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China. Afterwards, he visited an exhibit of “Shuinsen,” a shogunate licensed trading boat from Nagasaki Prefecture.

On November 12, Prime Minister Abe visited Manila in the Republic of the Philippines to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related Summit Meetings and other events.

Prime Minister Abe held meetings with the Honourable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, and H.E. Mr. Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia, respectively.

On November 13, Prime Minister Abe attended the opening ceremony of the ASEAN-related Summit Meetings.

Later, after holding a meeting with the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, and the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, Prime Minister Abe held talks respectively with Prime Minister Turnbull; H.M. Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam; and H.E. Dr. Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.

Thereafter, after attending the Japan-ASEAN Summit Meeting, Prime Minister Abe held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President of the Republic of the Philippines, and then attended as one of the Plus Three Countries (Japan, China and the Republic of Korea) the ASEAN Plus Three Leaders’ Interface with the East Asia Business Council, as well as the Japan-Mekong Summit Meeting.

On November 14, Prime Minister Abe attended the ASEAN+3 Summit Meeting and then held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India.

Later, Prime Minister Abe attended the East Asia Summit (EAS) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit, which was followed by a meeting with H.E. Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.