Prime Minister Abe Departs to Thailand Attends ASEAN Summit Meeting, etc. 3 November 15:05
Prime Minister Abe departed for Thailand on the afternoon of 3rd to attend ASEAN = Summits related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Prior to departure, Prime Minister Abe emphasized the idea that Japan will lead the negotiations toward the early conclusion of RCEP = Comprehensive Economic Partnership in the East Asia region.
Prime Minister Abe left Haneda Airport on a government-only plane at 1:30 pm to attend the ASEAN summit that opened in Thailand and the RCEP summit that 16 countries including Japan participated. .
Prior to this, Prime Minister Abe told reporters, “The RCEP negotiations are finally coming to an end. I would like to lead the negotiations to create an economic zone based on it. ”
In addition, based on the current situation that North Korea has repeatedly launched ballistic missiles, etc. I would like to urge the leaders to agree and execute. ”
In addition, Prime Minister Abe expressed his intention to seek the understanding and support of the leaders of each country toward the early resolution of the abduction issue.