PARIS, France(Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he hoped he hoped Europe’s “strong cohesion” will be preserved as he met French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Monday (March 20.)
France and Japan signed a declaration of intent of cooperation in civilian nuclear energy between the two countries during Abe’s working visit.
Abe met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Hanover earlier on Monday, and will meet with EU leaders Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk in Brussels on Tuesday (March 21).
Abe and Merkel called for a free trade deal to be reached quickly between Japan and the European Union, speaking on Sunday (March 19) at a technology fair.