Diplomacy is like Bonsai -- both require patience: EU ambassador

Diplomacy is like Bonsai -- both require patience: EU ambassador

Viorel Isticioaia-Budura, the new European Union ambassador to Japan, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Feb. 9, 2015, in Tokyo. While expressing hope that the government of Shinzo Abe will keep playing an active role in the international arena, the ambassador said new policies should be adopted "with full transparency and in good communication with neighbors." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000046151
  • Registered date
  • 2015/2/23 12:29:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 2628 × 3831 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 2.04(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Japan-EU talks

    Japan-EU talks

    European Council President Donald Tusk (R) and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (L), alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, shake hands at Abe's office in Tokyo on July 17, 2018, after they signed a free trade deal with Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      Japan-EU talks

      Japan-EU talks

      European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (C) and European Council President Donald Tusk (R), alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, inspect a guard of honor prior to their meeting at Abe's office in Tokyo on July 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
        Japan, Germany talks in Tokyo

        Japan, Germany talks in Tokyo

        Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2nd from L) hold talks in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          Japan, Germany talks in Tokyo

          Japan, Germany talks in Tokyo

          Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
            Latvia PM says EU-Japan trade pact will lead to economic growth

            Latvia PM says EU-Japan trade pact will lead to economic growth

            Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2017. Kucinskis said he expects vital economic growth to result from the signing of a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union, with similar talks between the bloc and the United States stalled. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
              Latvia PM says EU-Japan trade pact will lead to economic growth

              Latvia PM says EU-Japan trade pact will lead to economic growth

              Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2017. Kucinskis said he expects vital economic growth to result from the signing of a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union, with similar talks between the bloc and the United States stalled. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                EU's diplomatic channels with N. Korea may benefit Japan: envoy

                EU's diplomatic channels with N. Korea may benefit Japan: envoy

                Viorel Isticioaia-Budura, the European Union's ambassador to Japan, gives an interview to Kyodo News on Oct. 18, 2017, in Tokyo. Isticioaia-Budura said the European Union's diplomatic channels with North Korea may benefit Japan as they could help avoid a military conflict. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Japan, EU seal free trade deal to promote open economy

                  Japan, EU seal free trade deal to promote open economy

                  (From L) European Council President Donald Tusk, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker pose for photos in Brussels on July 6, 2017, before holding talks. Japan and the European Union later said they had sealed a broad agreement on a free trade deal, a sign of their efforts to promote an open economy. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Japan, EU seal free trade deal to promote open economy

                    Japan, EU seal free trade deal to promote open economy

                    (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker attend a joint news conference in Brussels on July 6, 2017. Japan and the European Union announced the same day they had sealed a broad agreement on a free trade deal, a sign of their efforts to promote an open economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                      Japan, EU seal free trade deal to promote open economy

                      Japan, EU seal free trade deal to promote open economy

                      (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker smile following a joint news conference in Brussels on July 6, 2017. Japan and the European Union announced the same day they had sealed a broad agreement on a free trade deal, a sign of their efforts to promote an open economy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo