2014年豪訪問中の安倍総理・アボット豪首相の共同記者会見

Shinzo Abe addresseｄ the Australian Parliament at Parliament House, Canberra, on July 8, 2014. He was the first Japanese prime minister to address both house of parliament.　He gave a joint news conference with Australian Prime MInister Tony Abbott following the address.

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