14/09/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Attends the Reception to Welcome Members of Invitation Program by MOFA of Japan

September 14, 2015:
His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimie had a pleasure of attending the reception hosted by Mr. Ken Okaniwa, Deputy Director-General, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The reception was held to welcome key actors from Middle Eastern and Northern Africa region invited by Japanese Foreign Ministry for a week-long tour in Japan. From the Embassy side, Mr. Ahmad Bashir Gafoori (First Secretary) and Mr. M. Yasir Karimi (Second Secretary) were present, too, and all the embassy members were delighted to meet the esteemed Mr. Kenshiro Matsunami, president of Nippon Sport Science University Group, and Mrs. Kuniko Matsunami, president of Japan-Afghanistan Friendship Association, who were also on attendance.

Afghan invitee, Mr. Kawun Kakar (pictured center), is a distinguished attorney in Afghanistan and has experiences including the adviser to the President, and has worked for multiple Afghan governmental institutions. It was a great pleasure for H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie to welcome and see Mr. Kakar in Tokyo. H.E. Ambassador expressed his sincere wish to Mr. Kakar, as well as all other invited members from other countries H.E. Ambassador had communicated with at the reception, that their tour will be fruitful and meaningful, and the relation between Afghanistan, or their countries, and Japan be greater for the better cooperation and friendship.

20/08/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and Mr. Karimi meet with the Honorable Member of the House of Representative Mr. Toshihiro Nikai

August 20, 2015:

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie, and Second Secretary M. Yasir Karimi, had the honor of meeting with the Honorable Member of the House of Representative Mr. Toshihiro Nikai, Chairman of General Council of Liberal Democratic Party, at the party headquarter. It was a pleasure to be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Matsunami, president of Japan-Afghanistan Friendship Association. H.E. Ambassador and the Honorable Mr. Nikai communicated mutual interests of both countries, such as World Tsunami Day proposal of Japan to the next session of the United Nation General Assembly, and “Afghan Hidden Treasure Exhibition” in Japan scheduled early next year.

28/07/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Meets with The Honorable Mr. Shohei Okashita and Officials from Japan’s MoFA with Regard to “World Tsunami Day”

July 28, 2015:

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie was pleased to welcome at the Afghan Embassy in Tokyo The Honorable Mr. Shohei Okashita, LDP member of the House of Representatives; Hon. Mr. Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Senior Coordinator of the Global Issues Cooperation Division of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Japanese MoFA; and　Mrs. Yumi Suzuki, Deputy Director of the same Bureau.

The esteemed Japanese officials who valued the relation between Afghanistan and Japan, friendly calling upon its history and its importance, explained to H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie the plan of the Government of Japan to submit a proposal of resolution to the Second Committee of the United Nations in order to establish November 5th as “World Tsunami Day” at the next session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Mr. Shohei Okashita asked the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to support and to become co-sponsor of the proposal of resolution, and also gave H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie a letter from Hon. Mr. Toshihiro Nikai, Chairman of General Council of LDP, who strongly supports the proposal.

The objective, after the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) held this March in Sendai, is to raise people’s awareness of precautionary measures against tsunamis, with the aim to protect their precious lives.

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie, grateful for Japan’s permanent kind thoughts to preserve the relation with Afghanistan he has the honor to represent, wished to point out, on behalf of the government of Afghanistan, the importance Japan has, especially in the socio-economic field, for his fellow countrymen and countrywomen.

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie assured his guests that the Embassy would convey their request to the MoFA of Afghanistan and that the answer would be transmitted to them as soon as it will be received.

23/07/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and Mr. Karimi meet with Ms. Schroeder and Mr. Tochibayashi of ICRC

July 23, 2015:

His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimie, and Mr. M. Yasir Karimi, second secretary, warmly welcomed at the embassy the International Committee of the Red Cross staffs, Ms. Linh Schroeder, Head of Mission in Tokyo, and Mr. Norimasa Tochibayashi, delegate. As a former Minister of Public Health, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie expressed his appreciation to ICRC for their years of precious activities in Afghanistan. Topics of discussion included the international health related issues of mutual interests, and introduction of Mr. Tochibayashi who was recently appointed on his post in Afghanistan, for which H.E. Ambassador wished him a good luck and success on his assignment there, as well as for the better health condition for people in Afghanistan.

17/07/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Celebrates Eid at a Turkish Mosque

July 17, 2015:
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie had the pleasure of joining H.E. Ambassador Ahmet Bülent Meriç of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Ambassador Senkoun Sylla of the Republic of Guinea, and a number of fellow Afghans in the celebration of the first day of Eid al-Fitr at a Turkish Mosque. H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie wished for the happiness and prosperity of H.E. Ambassador Ahmet Bülent Meriç, H.E. Ambassador Senkoun Sylla, and other participants, including Afghan students and other Afghans who joined the Eid’s prayers, on this joyous occasion.

3/07/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Meets With H.E. Lieutenant General Murad Ali Murad

July 3, 2015:

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie had the honor to welcome H.E. Lieutenant General Murad Ali Murad, First Deputy Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Tokyo.

H.E. Lieutenant General Murad Ali Murad, as the head of the delegation, paid official visit to Japan and met with a number of high-ranking officials of the Government of Japan.

In the presence of the military delegation and Mr. Mohammad Yasir Karimi, Second Secretary of the Embassy, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and H.E. Lieutenant General Murad Ali Murad discussed Afghanistan’s security situation and the importance of the International Community assistance to Afghanistan, of which Japan plays a key role.

H.E. Lieutenant General Murad Ali Murad stated that the Afghan National Security Forces have the capability to overcome the security challenges, but need further equipment and training.