プーチン大統領だいとうりょうと面会めんかい 安倍あべ昭恵あきえさん「ロシアは大切たいせつな隣国りんごく」

Russian President Putin met with Akie Abe, the wife of former Prime Minister Abe, in the capital city of Moscow on the 29th.

On the 29th, during a meeting with President Putin at the Kremlin, Mrs. Akie mentioned that President Putin had once visited former Prime Minister Abes hometown in Yamaguchi Prefecture for a Japan-Russia summit. She stated, Russia is an important neighboring country, and I hope that cultural exchanges will continue in the future.

On the other hand, President Putin stated, We will never forget the contributions that former Prime Minister Abe made to the development of cooperative relations between Russia and Japan.

And His dream was the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two countries, and he worked on this seriously.

We have made steady progress together, he said.

The detailed circumstances surrounding the meeting are not yet clear at this time.

After the meeting, President Putin offered his own Russian-made Aurus car, which he uses as his official vehicle, so that Mrs. Akie could travel to the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, leaving a strong impression of his hospitality.

Mrs. Akie also met with Mr. Trump just before he assumed the U.S. presidency in December 2024, and later, in a speech she gave, she expressed her intention to serve as a bridge between countries.

Akie Abe watched a ballet at Moscows Bolshoi Theatre. After meeting with Russian President Putin, Akie, the wife of former Prime Minister Abe, headed to the Bolshoi Theatre in central Moscow.

According to theater officials, Ms. Akie watched the ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse.

After finishing the performance, Ms. Akie appeared a little after 10 p.m. local time, not from the main entrance but from a side exit of the building, and left the theater by getting directly into a car.

At the scene, several security personnel enforced strict security measures by keeping the press away a few minutes before Ms. Akie appeared, so we were unable to speak with her.