26/09/2013 Ambassador Fatimie meets with Directors Ehara and Okubo of MoFA

September 26, 2013: 
Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie and Mr. Mohammad Yasir Karimi, Second Secretary, welcomed to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Tokyo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Director Takeshi Okubo of the Afghanistan Assistance Planning Division and Director Norio Ehara of the Non-Governmental Organizations Cooperation Division. The courtesy call came as Director Okubo recently was promoted to this position.

Ambassador Dr. Fatimie expressed, on behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, deepest gratitude for the kind, effect-generating support that Japan and its Ministry of Foreign Affairs have extended to Afghanistan’s peace and development. The Ambassador welcomed Director Okubo to the new position and wished him well.

The guests reported that the project on an infectious disease hospital was coming to an end and was to be handed over to the Afghan Government. Furthermore, they mentioned that Japan would support a Polio vaccination drive in Afghanistan in conjunction with UNICEF and JICA.