Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Visit Asia Pacific Countries (Viet Nam, East Timor, Australia and New Zealand) (Announcement by the Chief Cabinet Secretary)

April 26, 2002

    Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit Viet Nam, East Timor, Australia and New Zealand from April 27 to May 3.
    In Viet Nam (April 27 and 28), Mr. Koizumi will have a meeting with Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, and pay courtesy calls on President Tran Duc Luong and Mr. Nong Doc Manh, Secretary General of the Viet Nam Communist Party.
    In East Timor (April 29), he will have a meeting with Mr. Xanama Gusmao, the President elect, and inspect camps of the Self Defense Forces units.
    In Australia (April 30 to May 2), Mr. Koizumi will have talks with Prime Minister Hon. John Winston Howard, MP, and speak at a lecture meeting sponsored by Asia Society.
    In New Zealand (May 2 and 3), he will have a meeting with Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Helen Clark.

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