(5 May 2024)
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Sao Paulo, Brazil – 4 May 2024
1. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after a flower laying ceremony at the Japanese Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park to pay tribute to early settlers from Japan in Sao Paulo
2. Various of Kishida posing for pictures with members of the Japanese community
3. Various of Kishida planting a tree at the Japanese Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park
4. Kishida entering stage for news conference
5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan:
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“Today, as Prime Minister of Japan, I gave my first Latin American policy speech in 10 years. In this speech, I positioned Latin American countries as irreplaceable partners to walk together on the path towards a world where human dignity is protected.”
6. Kishida at news conference
7. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan:
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“In Brasilia, we issued a joint statement with President Lula (Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva), confirming that we will strengthen first-tier cooperation as a strategic global partner. We also confirmed that we will cooperate on priority issues such as hunger, poverty, energy transition and sustainable development, and global governance reforms for the success of this year’s Rio Summit.”
8. Audience
9. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan:
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“With President Lula, who emphasizes climate change countermeasures, we have recently launched the Japan-Brazil Green Partnership Initiative in order to link Brazil’s high potential related to biofuel synthetic fuels, etc. with Japan’s advanced technology, and contribute to the realization of global carbon neutrality.”
10. Kishida leaving the news conference
STORYLINE:
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with members of the Japanese community Saturday during his visit to Brazil.
He participated in a flower laying ceremony at the Japanese Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park to pay tribute to early settlers from Japan in Sao Paulo.
Kishida also planted a cherry tree, visited a Japanese exposition and attended a business meeting.
Brazil is home to the world’s largest Japanese community outside Japan, with over 2.7 million Japanese citizens and their descendants, most of them in Sao Paulo.
Before departing for Japan, Kishida held a news conference where he summarized the results of his visit to Latin America and his plans to cooperate on issues such as hunger, poverty, energy transition and sustainable development.
AP Video by Tatiana Pollastri
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