Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie extended a warm reception to H.E. Ambassador Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Tokyo. H.E. Ambassador Yamamoto has been named as Japan’s Ambassador designate to the Republic of Hungary and His visit was to inform on this development and to speak on issues of mutual interest leading up to His dispatch.
Having grown very close to H.E. Ambassador Yamamoto as a friend of Afghanistan and a personal trusted colleague, Ambassador Fatimie expressed deepest appreciation, on behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, for H.E. Ambassador Yamamoto’s tireless strides to facilitate impact-producing cooperation between the two nations. Japan’s efforts, Ambassador Fatimie declared, have been selfless and generous, bringing real development and progress in the peace process, expressing sincerest gratitude. Within this, H.E. Ambassador Yamamoto personally led to enhanced capabilities, and Ambassador Fatimie particularly cited, with great gratitude, H.E.'s contributions to a successful Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan earlier this year. While H.E. Ambassador Yamamoto will be indeed missed, Ambassador Fatimie stated that He is definitely an excellent selection for the new posting and wished Him success in this new endeavor, assured that He would remain always a friend of the Afghan people in any role. Furthermore, Ambassador Fatimie pledged to build upon the excellent progress made under H.E. Ambassador Yamamoto with His successor.
