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IOC President Bach arrives in Japan to hold talks with Yoshihide Suga on the morning

IOC President Bach arrives in Japan to hold talks with Yoshihide Suga on the morning

by YCPress

15th November IOC President Bach came to Japan for the first time after the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. 

Members of the International Olympic Committee and the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee Yasuhiro Yamashita and the president of the International Gymnastics Federation Moriari Watanabe and others went to greet them.

After meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on the morning of the 16th, Bach will have a meeting with Tokyo Metropolitan Government Yuriko Koike in the afternoon at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to exchange views on preparations for hosting the Tokyo Olympics next year as the new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. .

On the evening of the 16th, Bach will hold a joint press conference with Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Yoshiro Mori, and his speech will attract attention.

After arriving in Japan on the 15th, Bach said that in this difficult period, the reliable partnership and friendship between us and Japan have been demonstrated. Thanks to all those who assisted the International Olympic Committee in realizing this trip to Japan.