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Chinese minister in Tokyo Luo

Luo Xiaomei, minister of economy and commerce at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, speaks at a New Year reception hosted by the Japan-China Economic Association in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026. Ambassador Wu Jianghao skipped the event amid worsening diplomatic relations between Japan and China.

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Chinese minister in Tokyo Luo

Luo Xiaomei, minister of economy and commerce at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, speaks at a New Year reception hosted by the Japan-China Economic Association in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026. Ambassador Wu Jianghao skipped the event amid worsening diplomatic relations between Japan and China.

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Pope Leo XIV Meets With Vatican Diplomatic Staff - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets with Vatican diplomatic staff serving at the Vatican's worldwide network of apostolic nunciatures or embassies on November 17, 2025 in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican. Right: Vatican’s Secretary of State cardinal Pietro Parolin. 2nd R: Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with State Paul Gallagher. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets With Vatican Diplomatic Staff - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with State Paul Gallagher during a meeting with Vatican diplomatic staff serving at the Vatican's worldwide network of apostolic nunciatures or embassies on November 17, 2025 in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid (left), at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. 05 NOVEMBER 2025 Ananda Manjón / Europa Press 11/05/2025

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid, at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid, at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid, at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid, at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid (left), at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid (left), at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid (left), at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid (left), at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid (left), at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez receives the Sultan of Oman at Moncloa - Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), receives the Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman, H.M. Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Busaid (left), at the Moncloa Palace, on November 5, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The visit of the Sultan of Oman is part of the strengthening of diplomatic, economic and cooperation relations, in force since 1972. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and Claude Gueant at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and Claude Gueant at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan Princess Kako in Brazil

Japanese Princess Kako delivers a speech at the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia on June 11, 2025, at a ceremony marking the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries during her official trip.

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Japan Princess Kako in Brazil

Japanese Princess Kako delivers a speech at a luncheon in Brasilia during her official trip to Brazil on June 11, 2025, following a ceremony at the National Congress marking the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Kako in Brazil

Japanese Princess Kako (R) delivers a speech at the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia on June 11, 2025, at a ceremony marking the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries during her official trip.

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 7EME ARRONDISSEMENT. EIFFEL TOWER : LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (7TH DISTRICT) EIFFEL TOWER, 2018-09-14: LUMINOUS SCENOGRAPHY OF THE EIFFEL TOWER TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS OF FRANCO-JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, AS PART OF "JAPONISMES 2018" (CREATION: MOTOKO ISHII LIGHTING DESIGN) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese princess Kako leaves for Brazil

Japanese Princess Kako is pictured at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 4, 2025, before leaving for Brazil for an official trip with this year marking 130 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Pool photo)

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Sanchez and Christodoulides Meet in Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), holds a meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (left), at the La Moncloa Complex, on April 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, met with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his working visit to Spain. Prior to this, Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting and subsequent lunch with the King. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will be commemorated in 2027. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez and Christodoulides Meet in Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), holds a meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (left), at the La Moncloa Complex, on April 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, met with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his working visit to Spain. Prior to this, Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting and subsequent lunch with the King. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will be commemorated in 2027. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez and Christodoulides Meet in Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), holds a meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (left), at the La Moncloa Complex, on April 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, met with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his working visit to Spain. Prior to this, Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting and subsequent lunch with the King. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will be commemorated in 2027. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez and Christodoulides Meet in Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), holds a meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (left), at the La Moncloa Complex, on April 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, met with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his working visit to Spain. Prior to this, Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting and subsequent lunch with the King. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will be commemorated in 2027. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez and Christodoulides Meet in Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), holds a meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (left), at the La Moncloa Complex, on April 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, met with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his working visit to Spain. Prior to this, Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting and subsequent lunch with the King. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will be commemorated in 2027. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez and Christodoulides Meet in Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), holds a meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (left), at the La Moncloa Complex, on April 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, met with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his working visit to Spain. Prior to this, Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting and subsequent lunch with the King. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will be commemorated in 2027. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez and Christodoulides Meet in Madrid

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, during a meeting at La Moncloa Complex, on April 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, has met with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his working visit to Spain. Prior to this, Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting and subsequent lunch with the King. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will be commemorated in 2027. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez and Christodoulides Meet in Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), holds a meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (left), at the La Moncloa Complex, on April 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, met with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his working visit to Spain. Prior to this, Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting and subsequent lunch with the King. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will be commemorated in 2027. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez and Christodoulides Meet in Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), holds a meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (left), at the La Moncloa Complex, on April 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, met with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his working visit to Spain. Prior to this, Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting and subsequent lunch with the King. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will be commemorated in 2027. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanchez and Christodoulides Meet in Madrid

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (right), holds a meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (left), at the La Moncloa Complex, on April 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, met with the Prime Minister on the occasion of his working visit to Spain. Prior to this, Nikos Christodoulides held a meeting and subsequent lunch with the King. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries will be commemorated in 2027. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese sake promotion in Brazil

The Japanese Embassy in Brazil holds a tourism event in Brasilia, including a corner promoting sake from Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on March 12, 2025, to mark the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Japanese sake promotion in Brazil

The Japanese Embassy in Brazil holds a tourism event in Brasilia, including a corner promoting sake from Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on March 12, 2025, to mark the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Japanese violinist Takashima named goodwill ambassador to Laos

Japanese violinist Chisako Takashima reacts after receiving a letter from Foreign Minister Tsuyoshi Iwaya appointing her as goodwill ambassador to Laos in 2025, which will mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, at the ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2024.

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Japanese violinist Takashima named goodwill ambassador to Laos

Japanese violinist Chisako Takashima (R) receives a letter from Foreign Minister Tsuyoshi Iwaya appointing her as goodwill ambassador to Laos in 2025, which will mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, at the ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2024.

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State Banquet For President Of Portugal - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2024-12-10 21:41:19 AMSTERDAM, 10-12-2024, Royal Palace AmsterdamAt the invitation of His Majesty the King, the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is paying a state visit to the Netherlands. Portugal and the Netherlands have had diplomatic relations since 1664 and both countries have traditionally shared an international, seafaring orientation. PHOTO: NLBeeld/Patrick van EmstIn the photo: The Royal Couple offer a state banquet at the Royal Palace Amsterdam. The King and the Portuguese President give a speech. Credit: NL Beeld / Patrick van Emst

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Japan's crown prince, princess

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2024, ahead of their trip to Turkey in early December. The two countries mark this year the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. (Pool photo)

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Japan's crown princess

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2024, ahead of a trip to Turkey in early December. The two countries mark this year the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. (Pool photo)

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Japan's crown prince

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2024, ahead of a trip to Turkey in early December. The two countries mark this year the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]Belarusian Foreign Minister Ryzhenkov in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea, July 23 Kyodo - Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov is welcomed by North Korean officials upon his arrival in Pyongyang on July 23, 2024. (Kyodo)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ORCHESTRA-CONCERT

(240724) -- BUDAPEST, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pipa artist Zhang Qiang (L, front) and cellist Qin Liwei (R, front) perform with members of the Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra (GSYO) at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Hungary on July 23, 2024. GSYO held a concert at the Hungarian State Opera on Tuesday as part of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hungary. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM