The Mayor of Bethlehem Adv. Anton Salman, participated today in the official welcoming of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the presence of the Governor of Bethlehem Major General Jebrin Bakri, the Palestinian Representative in Japan Walid Siam, Director of Bethlehem Police Col. Alaa Shalabi and a number of leaders. Abby walked through the courtyards of the Church of the Nativity and was briefed on the process of the church restoration.