Japan’s Abe to Visit Spain, France, Belgium from Tues.

October 11, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that he will visit Spain, France and Belgium for five days from Tuesday.

In Belgium, Abe will attend a summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting, or ASEM, forum, he said.

He referred to the schedule of his European tour at a meeting of government and ruling bloc officials.

Abe also said that final-stage talks are under way on his expected visit to China later this month.

Noting that he wants to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang during the trip, Abe said, "I hope my visit will help push up Japan-China ties to a higher level." Jiji Press