EU feliciteert nieuwe Japanse premier Yoshihiko Noda met benoeming (en)

"Let me express my warmest congratulations on your appointment as the new Prime Minister of Japan. I wish you every success in completing the recovery and reconstruction efforts following the earthquake and tsunami which struck East Japan last March. I reaffirm my conviction that Japan will emerge even stronger then before and the European Union stands ready to assist you in these efforts.

The last European Union-Japan Summit which took place on 28 May 2011 set an ambitious agenda for the comprehensive upgrading of the political and economic relations between Japan and the European Union. I look forward to working closely with you in bringing our bilateral relationship to a new start and achieving its full potential.

As global partners who share the same fundamental values and principles, Japan and the European Union have a clear interest in working more closely together on global economic governance, climate change, energy issues and international peace and security.

I look forward to cooperating with you bilaterally and in multilateral fora to jointly address these challenges and to pursue opportunities for a safer and more prosperous world."