Prime Minister and President of the LDP Shinzo Abe met with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to confirm further cooperation in three areas. In the area of innovation, in particular, Prime Minister Abe spoke about the Tomioka Silk Mill - now a world heritage site where French technology played an important role in the development of the Japanese silk industry.He expressed his commitment to further deepening the ties between the two countries.

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