Prime Minister and LDP President Shinzo Abe met with Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis of the Republic of Lithuania for the first time since his visit to Lithuania in January, and the two leaders expressed their intention to further Japan-Lithuania cooperation in areas such as science, technology and health, and also to send a mission from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). Prime Minister Abe spoke passionately about strengthening the ties between the two countries that were forged by Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese consul in Lithuania who issued visas to Jewish people during World War II.

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