Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe is to visit three African countries: Ethiopia, Mozambique and Ivory Coast,
as well as the Gulf state of Oman for a week starting from tomorrow, Japanese
ministry of foreign affairs said.
PM Abe is expected to hold
bilateral talks with the leaders of the countries. In addition to that PM Abe
is scheduled to give a policy speech on Japan's Africa diplomacy in Ethiopia.
In Oman PM Abe is scheduled to hold talks with Sultan Qaboos bin Said and sign
an investment pact between the two countries.
PM Abe's visit follows the Fifth
Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) held in June
2013 discussed issues, among others, trade and investment and peace and
stability in Africa. Japan is seeking to bolster its ties with Africa.
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