Visit to Japan by Mr. Ivars Godmanis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia

January 16, 2009
Japanese

Mr. Ivars Godmanis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, will pay an official working visit to Japan from January 21 (Wed) to 25 (Sun).
During his stay in Japan, the Prime Minister will be received in audience by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. He also will have talks with Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs, other ministers, and representatives of business circles. In addition, Mr. Godmanis will deliver a speech at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan.
Japan will dispatch an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Latvia soon. It is expected that Prime Minister Godmanis’s visit will further strengthen the friendly relations between Japan and the Republic of Latvia.

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