- Title: UKRAINE-CRISIS/ABE ARRIVAL Ukraine's Poroshenko welcomes Japan's Abe in Kiev
- Date: 6th June 2015
- Summary: GUARDS OF HONOR MARCHING
- Embargoed: 21st June 2015 13:00
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- Location: Ukraine
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday (June 6) welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the presidential administration building in central Kiev.
Poroshenko along with his wife Maryna Poroshenko was seen shaking hands with Abe who was accompanied during thesystem.scripts. visit by his wife Akie Abe. The two couples listened to the national anthems of the two countries and watched Ukrainian guards of honor marching as a military orchestra played music.
Poroshenko and Abe later posed for pictures ahead of a meeting in the presidential administration. According to presidential press service the leaders are expected to discuss cooperation in political, humanitarian and scientific areas and to sign a number of joint documents. A news conference is expected to take place after the meeting. Japanese foreign ministry said Abe was expected to discuss with Poroshenko the situation in Ukraine's eastern Donbass region and an importance of reforms planned by Kiev.
This is a first visit by a Japanese leader to Ukraine in the history of the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Abe as well as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is visiting Ukraine ahead of the G7 summit due to open on Sunday (June 7) in Germany. Abe and Harper are also expected to meet Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk on Saturday. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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