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the “Jomon – Birth of art in prehistoric Japan” exhibit"/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content4" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu04.jpg" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving a courtesy call from the Director-General of UNESCO"/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content5" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu05.jpg" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving a courtesy call from the Director-General of UNESCO"/></a></li> </ul> <ul class="thumbnail"> <li class="head"><a href="#inner_content6" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu06.jpg" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting Belgium"/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content7" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu07.jpg" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Slovakia"/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content8" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu08.jpg" alt="Photograph of the V4 plus Japan Summit Meeting"/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content9" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu09.jpg" alt="Photograph of the V4 plus Japan Summit Meeting"/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content10" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu10.jpg" alt="Photograph of the V4 plus Japan Summit Meeting"/></a></li> </ul> <ul class="thumbnail"> <li class="head"><a href="#inner_content11" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu11.jpg" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the President of the European Commission"/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content12" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu12.jpg" alt="Photograph of the Japan-EU Summit Meeting "/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content13" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu13.jpg" alt="Photograph of the Japan-EU Summit Meeting "/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content14" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu14.jpg" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the Chancellor of Germany"/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content15" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu15.jpg" alt="Photograph of the Japan-Germany Summit Meeting"/></a></li> </ul> <ul class="thumbnail"> <li class="head"><a href="#inner_content16" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu16.jpg" alt="Photograph of the opening ceremony of the ASEM Summit"/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content17" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu17.jpg" alt="Photograph of the opening ceremony of the ASEM Summit"/></a></li> <li><a href="#inner_content18" rel="ibox"><img src="/content/20181018eu18.jpg" alt="Photograph of the opening ceremony of the ASEM Summit"/></a></li> </ul> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content2"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu02.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting the “Jomon – Birth of art in prehistoric Japan” exhibit" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting the “Jomon – Birth of art in prehistoric Japan” exhibit</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content3"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu03.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting the “Jomon – Birth of art in prehistoric Japan” exhibit" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting the “Jomon – Birth of art in prehistoric Japan” exhibit</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content4"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu04.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving a courtesy call from the Director-General of UNESCO" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving a courtesy call from the Director-General of UNESCO</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content5"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu05.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving a courtesy call from the Director-General of UNESCO" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving a courtesy call from the Director-General of UNESCO</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content6"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu06.jpg?w=360&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting Belgium" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Prime Minister visiting Belgium</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content7"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu07.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Slovakia" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Slovakia</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content8"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu08.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the V4 plus Japan Summit Meeting" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the V4 plus Japan Summit Meeting</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content9"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu09.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the V4 plus Japan Summit Meeting" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the V4 plus Japan Summit Meeting</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content10"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu10.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the V4 plus Japan Summit Meeting" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the V4 plus Japan Summit Meeting</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content11"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu11.jpg?w=360&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the President of the European Commission" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the President of the European Commission</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content12"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu12.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Japan-EU Summit Meeting " /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Japan-EU Summit Meeting </p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content13"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu13.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Japan-EU Summit Meeting " /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Japan-EU Summit Meeting </p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content14"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu14.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the Chancellor of Germany" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Prime Minister shaking hands with the Chancellor of Germany</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content15"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu15.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the Japan-Germany Summit Meeting" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the Japan-Germany Summit Meeting</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content16"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu16.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the opening ceremony of the ASEM Summit" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the opening ceremony of the ASEM Summit</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content17"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu17.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the opening ceremony of the ASEM Summit" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the opening ceremony of the ASEM Summit</p> </div> <div class="block-photo" id="inner_content18"> <p class="photo"><img src="/content/20181018eu18.jpg?w=496&s=300000" alt="Photograph of the opening ceremony of the ASEM Summit" /></p> <p class="caption">Photograph of the opening ceremony of the ASEM Summit</p> </div> </div> <div id="format"> <div class="aly_tx_right"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.5pt;">[Provisional Translation]</span></div> <br /> On October 18, 2018 (local time), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is visiting Paris in the French Republic, visited the “Jomon – Birth of art in prehistoric Japan” exhibit of Japonismes 2018. Afterwards, the Prime Minister received a courtesy call from H.E. Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).<br />  <br /> In the afternoon, Prime Minister Abe visited Brussels in the Kingdom of Belgium and held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, H.E. Mr. Andrej Babi&scaron;, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, H.E. Mr. Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, and H.E. Mr. Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, followed by a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission. Afterwards, the Prime Minister held a summit meeting with H.E. 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