The 17th Japan-EU Summit Meeting

April 1, 2008

The 17th Japan-EU(European Union) Summit Meeting will be held in Tokyo on April 23(Wed).
The meeting will be attended on the Japanese side by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and other officials, and on the EU side by Prime Minister Janez Jansa of the Republic of Slovenia, the head of Presidency of the EU, Mr. Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, President of the European Commission and others.
At the meeting, the leaders of Japan and the EU, as partners sharing fundamental values, will exchange views on wide-ranging issues including the political and economic relations and common agendas for Japan and the EU in the international community.

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