23/07/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Attends “Discover a New Side of Hiroshima Seminar”

July 23, 2015:

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie had the pleasure to attend the “Discover a New Side of Hiroshima” seminar held at the Ikura House. The event to which more than a hundred ambassadors and several high-ranking Japanese officials assisted was a beautiful example of how a modern and developed state can gather the different stratums of its political division in order to promote a praiseworthy objective which is war recovery and peace promotion.

It is in that way that H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie discussed with Mr. Hidehiko Yuzaki, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, and Mr. Kazumi Matsui, Mayor of the City, applauding their continuous work for the development of Hiroshima.

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie also had the opportunity to congratulate H.E. Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida - who was born in Hiroshima – for his impressive speech. H.E. Minister Mr. Kishida wished stability, prosperity and peace for Afghanistan and mentioned its cooperation for peace promotion.

This is a remark Afghan people will appreciate because, as it has been the case for Hiroshima, Afghanistan is too often reduced to recent historical facts. Thus, Hiroshima as a center of peace promotion in the entire world is an example for Afghanistan whose people wants peace and development, and whose National Unity Government works to achieve this objective.

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.

22/07/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Attends MOFA’s Public Seminar on the Middle East

July 22, 2015:

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie attended with great interest a seminar organized under Japanese MOFA’s aegis called “Public Seminar on the Middle East - International Effort towards the Stability and Prosperity of the Middle East, including counter-terrorism efforts”.

Contrary to a common misconception, Afghanistan is not a Middle East country. However, Afghanistan has very strong historic ties with the region and also faces a very complex security challenge. Nevertheless, the Government and the People of Afghanistan are absolutely not to be resigned. National security shall be restored and it has been proven how much international cooperation was precious to go further on the path towards this imperious objective.

Thus, the seminar has been especially interesting. H.E. Mr. Yasuhide Nakayama, State Minister for Foreign Affairs gave the opening remarks before the assistance was offered a panel discussion of which the moderator was Professor Akifumi Ikeda, President of Toyo Eiwa University. The panelists were H.E. Mr. Khaled Hussein Mohamed Alyemany, Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations, Ms. Manal Hassan S. Radwan (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations), and Professor Kunihiko Miyake, Research Director at The Canon Institute for Global Studies.

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.

16/07/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Attends the Peace Diplomats Forum

July 16, 2015:

It was a great honor for H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and Mrs. Afzali, First Secretary, to attend the 24th Peace Diplomats Forum, a forum to discuss post-2015 development agenda hosted by the Universal Peace Federation. H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie keenly listened to the presentation by Ms. Keiko Kamioka, director of the ILO Office for Japan, concerning sustainable development and decent work.

Also present at the forum were H.E. Testyua Endo, former ambassador to the International Organizations in Vienna; The Honorable Mr. Yoshinori Ohno, former Minister of State for Defense; and Professor Masahisa Hayashi, professor emeritus at Waseda University.

16/07/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Meets with the Singaporean Ambassador

July 16, 2015:

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie, accompanied by First Secretary Afzali, had the honor of meeting with H.E. Ambassador Chin Siat Yoon, the ambassador of the Republic of Singapore, at the Embassy of Singapore. H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie expressed his gratitude for the excellent opportunity to exchange ideas about issues of mutual interest. H.E. Ambassador Chin Siat Yoon, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie, and First Secretary Afzali discussed many issues in depth, including the “Kabul Bank case”.

14/07/2015 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Attends National Day Reception of France

July 14, 2015:

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie took great pleasure in congratulating H.E. Ambassador Thierry Dana and the diplomats of the French Republic on their National Day. At the reception held in la Résidence de France, H.E. Ambassador Fatimie expressed his deepest gratitude for the benevolent assistance given and the noble sacrifices made by the people of France for Afghanistan. In return, the diplomats of France stated, “Afghanistan is very important for us and we are really interested in Afghanistan,” assuring H.E. Ambassador Fatimie that France will continue to provide support for Afghanistan.

H.E. Ambassador Fatimie held discussions of mutual interest with many ambassadors, as well as the Ambassador of the European Union delegation to Japan. H.E. Ambassador Fatimie also had the pleasure of speaking with The Honorable Mr. Kazuchika Iwata, member of the House of Representatives from the LDP, and Mr. Koichi Yajima, the Executive Managing Director of JBIC.