2019.12.4 Meeting Concerning Developments in the Peace Process with H.E. Ambassador Mr. Hiroshi Oka

Meeting Concerning Developments in the Peace Process with H.E. Ambassador Mr. Hiroshi Oka.

April 12, 2019: It was an honor for H.E. Ambassador Dr. Bashir Mohabbat to meet with H.E. Ambassador Mr. Hiroshi Oka, Assistant Minister & Director General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau; as well as Special Representative to Afghanistan Assistance of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan at his office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo. Also in attendance was Mr. Basir Ahmad Hamdard, First Secretary.

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Bashir Mohabbat thanked H.E. Ambassador Mr. Oka for making time in his schedule to meet with them. On behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, H.E. Dr. Mohabbat thanked H.E. Mr. Oka for the very longtime friendly relationship between Japan and Afghanistan. He expressed his thanks to the people and Government of the noble nation of Japan who have sincerely helped Afghanistan achieve great strides in progress on the road towards stability, peace, and prosperity – serving as the ideal role model and proponent for peace.

In return, H.E. Mr. Oka thanked H.E. Dr. Mohabbat for meeting with him, his kind words, and assured him of Japan’s continued support of Afghanistan in its development. H.E. Dr. Mohabbat came to the crux of his visit to apprise H.E. Mr. Oka of the most recent developments regarding the progress and expansions related to the peace process. H.E. Mr. Oka expressed his thanks for the full briefing and was very impressed and interested in the most current steps and developments in the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led process towards peace. Moreover, he remarked on the great initiative and leadership by H.E. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani through these endeavors and also promised that people and Government of Japan would fully continue to support and stand by the Afghan people in an Afghan-lead and Afghan-owned peace process well into the future.

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2019.08.01 Meeting with H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Oka, Assistant Minister & Director General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau; as well as Special Representative to Afghanistan, at MOFA Japan Headquarters

Meeting with H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Oka, Assistant Minister & Director General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau; as well as Special Representative to Afghanistan, at MOFA Japan Headquarters.

January 8, 2019: His Excellency Dr. Bashir Mohabbat had the pleasure in meeting for the first time in the new year with H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Oka, Assistant Minister & Director General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau; as well as Special Representative to Afghanistan, at MOFA headquarters in Kasumigaseki. Also in attendance was Mr. Basir Ahmad Hamdard, First Secretary for the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Japan.

H.E. Director-General Mr. Oka welcomed H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mohabbat, thanked him for making the time to meet once again, and expressed his sincerest appreciation for the continuous and deep friendship between Afghanistan and Japan. In return, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mohabbat thanked H.E. Mr. Oka for meeting once again and his kind words. Furthermore, on behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, H.E. Dr. Mohabbat expressed a happy New Year 2019 wishing for wellness and prosperity for the noble nation of Japan and the friendly Japanese people, as well as for profound strengthening of the robust relations between Afghanistan and Japan as they work together, along with all the nations of the world, for continued progress in peace across the globe and particularly for Afghanistan. Additionally he remarked that recently there have been many advances in the realm of peace talks for Afghanistan in an Afghan-owned Afghan-led process, which Afghans have been so desperately seeking for many years, and that the factors which have enabled them to unfold and come to fruition has been thanks in part to the ground laying contributions and assistance from the international community, most notable from their strong friend and ally, Japan.

H.E. Mr. Oka thanked H.E. Dr. Mohabbat for his words and wishes and in kind expressed his earnest wishes for a most successful 2019 for the Afghan people and Government as it continues development, advancing democracy, human capacity building, economic strengthening and the Afghan-owned & Afghan-led striving for peace that it is vital for the future prosperity of Afghanistan. Further, H.E. Mr. Oka assured H.E. Dr. Mohabbat that Japan would continue to stand with Afghanistan well into the future, seeing to it the acquiring of economic strength, significantly improved quality of life for the Afghan people, and peace for the region. All of those present further discussed foundational ways for advancing the peace process recently discussed such as those at conferences like the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan held in November of 2018.

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2017.17.10 Meeting with H.E. Mr. Katsuhiko Takahashi, Deputy Director-General for the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau of MOFA Japan

Meeting with H.E. Mr. Katsuhiko Takahashi, Deputy Director-General for the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau of MOFA Japan

October 17, 2017: His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Bashir Mohabbat had the honor and pleasure of hosting a luncheon meeting with H.E. Mr. Katsuhiko Takahashi, Deputy Director-General for the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau of MOFA Japan.

H.E. Dr. Mohabbat thanked H.E. Mr. Takahashi for making the time in his busy schedule to meet with him. He also expressed his gratitude to the people and Government of the noble nation of Japan, on behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, for their continuous benevolent support during the reconstruction process of Afghanistan over the years. Additionally H.E. Dr. Mohabbat updated him on the many progressive achievements in Afghanistan over the past 16 years especially those undertaken since the formation of the National Unity Government.

In return, H.E. Mr. Takahashi thanked H.E. Dr. Mohabbat for hosting the luncheon and arranging their meeting. He also warmly congratulated him on assuming the post as Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Japan and he wished H.E. Dr. Mohabbat the greatest of success in his endeavors throughout his mission remarking that he was certain to do so due to H.E. Dr. Mohabbat’s long time and experience in Japan. Additionally he reaffirmed that Japan will hold to its promises and continue its support of Afghanistan well into the future.

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