Visit to Japan by His Excellency Dr. Guido Westerwelle, Federal Foreign Minister and Deputy Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

April 1, 2011
Japanese

His Excellency Dr. Guido Westerwelle, Federal Foreign Minister and Deputy Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, will visit Japan on April 2, 2011.
During his stay in Japan, Dr. Westerwelle is scheduled to attend a Foreign Ministers' Meeting with H.E. Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan.
The visit takes place based on the intention of Dr. Westerwelle to visit Japan to express the support and solidarity upon the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake.

(* This is a provisional translation. The above date denotes the date of the issue of the original press release in Japanese.)

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