Prime Minister and LDP President Shinzo Abe met with State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, a Japanophile who once studied at Kyoto University. He praised her "undaunting efforts as a leader in the democracy movement," expressed his desire to work together as trusted partners, and announced a package of 800 billion yen in public and private-sector support over the next five years for programs in agriculture, human resource development, and infrastructure.

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