(Photo: From left to right, Mr. Ahmadyar, Ambassador Fatimie and Mr.
Hussein (far right) present Hon. Governor Sato with a donation to
support the people of Fukushima.)
June 8, 2011: Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie
along with a delegation of Afghan residents of Japan visited Fukushima
City in order to bring 530,000 yen in funds and drawings by children in
Bamiyan province, hoping to provide further material and spiritual
support to the prefecture in the aftermath of the March 11th disasters
and the ongoing nuclear problems. The funds come from the 1,851,000 yen
gathered from Afghan residents in Japan.
On May 20th, a delegation including the Ambassador, members of the
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Afghan residents of
Japan also visited Ibaraki Prefecture in order to bring supplies to
evacuees from Fukushima prefecture.
The delegation to Fukushima was made up of Ambassador Fatimie, Mr. Jafar Ahmadyar, Mr. Haji Hussein.
In the delegation’s meeting with Hon. Governor Yuhei Sato, Ambassador
Fatimie expressed deepest condolences on the immense loss of life,
damage to property, and the problems that have since affected the people
of Fukushima. The Ambassador expressed the solidarity of the Afghan
people with the citizens of prefecture, stressing that their resilience
and strength would allow them to overcome these difficult obstacles, and
presented the Hon. Governor with the artwork and the support funds. In
turn, the Hon. Governor expressed his appreciation for the support and
said that he values the relationship between Japan, and in particular
Fukushima, and Afghanistan.
Following the meeting with the Hon. Governor, the delegation was
warmly welcomed by the Deputy Mayor of Fukushima City, Hon. Mr. Kenichi
Katahira. Ambassador Fatimie also expressed condolences to the Hon.
Mayor and pledged that Afghans would stand beside and pray for the
people of Fukushima. The Hon. Deputy Mayor conveyed, on behalf of the
Mayor and the people of his noble city, sincere gratitude.
Throughout this developing situation, the children of Afghanistan
have been particularly sympathetic to the victims of the disasters,
having raised money through such groups as the Afghan Red Crescent
Society, and held rallies, among other avenues of support.
To see the artwork of the children of Bamiyan, click here for part 1 and here for part 2.
To read news reports of the visit in Japanese, click here.
(Photo: Ambassador Fatimie and the delegarion meet with Hon. Deputy Mayor Katahira.)
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