Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and the Ambassadress had the great honor of expressing to Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, Their Majesties the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, and Their Imperial Highnesses the members of the Imperial Family sincerest pleasure for having been invited to this most splendid of gatherings. Their Majesties were most gracious in replying.Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and the Ambassadress had the further honor of meeting with a number of key attendees. Speaking with each of Their Excellencies former Prime Ministers Naoto Kan and Yoshihiko Noda (pictured above), the Ambassador respectively conveyed, on behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, deepest gratitude for Japan’s partnership in Afghanistan’s peace and development, which has facilitated inspiring results. A recent positive example of this, the Ambassador cited, was the peaceful and highly-participatory elections that took place earlier this month. The elections were shown as proof that democracy has been embraced and extremism marginalized. To H.E. former Prime Minister Noda, Ambassador Fatimie also spoke of the success of the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan that took place under His esteemed leadership. Meeting with H.E. Minister of the Environment Nobuteru Ishihara (pictured below), Ambassador Dr. Fatimie was able to reconnect and speak on a number of topics; H.E. had been a guest of honor previously at a dinner hosted at Ambassador Dr. Fatimie’s residence. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and the Ambassadress were further able to meet with H.E. Ambassador Shigeyuki Hiroki, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the great Mrs. Hiroki; a great number of Their Excellencies the Ambassadors of nations represented in Japan, including H.E. Ambassador Kennedy and her renowned husband, H.E. Ambassador Abdul-Rahman Humood A.R. Al-Otaibi of the State of Kuwait, H.E. the Ambassadors of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Argentine Republic, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Kosovo, the Republic of Lithuania, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the Kingdom of Morocco, the Kingdom of Norway, the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of Tunisia, and many of Their Excellencies the Ambassadors of nations from Western, African and Latin American nations. To H.E. Ambassador Kennedy, Ambassador Fatimie further expressed deepest appreciation for the support of the United States of America which has culminated in such amazing results as the recent election.
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