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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is traveling to Europe and the Middle East to sign a free trade pact with the European Union

From July 11, Prime Minister will start his Europe and Middle East tour and sign a free trade pact with European Union during his visit.

Mr. Shinzo Abe, the 57th Prime Minister of Japan, has been traveling from place to place to tighten relations between Japan and other nations. In the following week, he will start his eight-day tour to France for the opening ceremony of Japonismes 2018 and Saudi Arabia and Egypt accompanied by Japanese business executives with the purpose of boosting ties.

During his time with the EU, he will attend a signing ceremony for free trade between Japan and European Union in Brussel, with the hope to put the agreement into effect by late March next year.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was also one of MDI’s honorees in 2015, awarded with the title World Leader in Cybersecurity.