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Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
1. H. E. Mr. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, will pay an Official Working Visit to Japan from Tuesday, August 7 to Thursday, August 9, 2018.
2. During his stay in Japan, the Secretary-General is scheduled to have a meeting with Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan and also to attend the 73rd Nagasaki Peace Ceremony.
3. It is expected that this visit to Japan by the Secretary-General will further strengthen the cooperative relationship between Japan and the United Nations.
(Reference) Visit to Japan by the Secretary-General of the United Nations H.E. Mr. Guterres
The Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Guterres has visited Japan as UN High Commissioner for Refugees for more than ten times. This will be his second visit to Japan as Secretary-General of the United Nations, after his first visit in December 2017.