26/09/2014 Ambassador Dr. Fatimie attends National Day Reception of Saudi Arabia

September 26, 2014: Ambassador Fatimie attended National Day Reception of Saudi Arabia at the Palace Hotel in Tokyo. Ambassador Fatimie greeted and congratulated Saudi Arabian Chargé d'Affaires ad Interim Mr. Khalid Albrahim for the happy occasion. He also discussed with Mr. Khalid Albrahim about the state of friendly relations and nurturing of peace between the two countries, with the hope that Saudi Arabia would continue to support Afghanistan.

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24/09/2014 Ambassador Dr. Fatimie participated in Conference “Afghanistan: Lessons Learnt and the Road Ahead”

September 24, 2014: Ambassador Dr. Fatimie, along with Minister Counselor Mr.Faryabi, First Secretary Mrs.Afzali, and Second Secretary Mr.Karimi, participated in a conference “Afghanistan: Lessons Learnt and the Road Ahead”. The conference was hosted by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Japan Office in cooperation with Institute for International Policy Studies and Japanese-German Center Berlin. At the meeting, H.E. Dr. Fatimie gave a few remarks on the past achievements of Afghanistan the last decades in various sectors, as well as on the prospect for the country under the new unity government. Additionally he also highlighted the high turnout rate of the Afghan people in recent election. Lastly Dr. Fatimie asked for continued, vigilant support of the United Nations and international community in helping build peace in Afghanistan as it is deeply connected to world peace. Afterwards the conference was heated with thorough discussions regarding the future and challenges Afghanistan faces. The conference was attended by distinguished guests such as Professor Ahmad Fahim Hakim, former Deputy Chair to the Afghanistan Independence Human Rights Commission, and Mr. Masataka Nakahara, former Director General of South Asia Department Department.

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17/09/2014 Ambassador Dr. Fatimie hosts ceremony of Martyr Week and reception for the JICA PEACE invitation program

September 17, 2014: Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie hosted a ceremony in recognition of Martyr Week and a reception for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) PEACE invitation program. In a ceremony of Martyr Week, participants mourned and honored people who fought for Afghanistan. Ambassador then gave remarks representing great gratitude for JICA and Japanese government’s support to Afghanistan. This was followed by an inspirational speech by Mr. Ahmad Kamal Qasemyar, the human resources director from Kabul Municipality, who spoke about Afghanistan’s future. Participants enjoyed traditional Afghanistan dishes after the events.

16/09/2014 Ambassador Dr. Fatimie has a dinner with Dr. Samar and Mr.Tsukasa Uemura

September 16, 2014: Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie had a dinner in honor of Dr. Sima Samar, the chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Right Commission hosted by Mr. Tsukasa Uemura, the director-general of Middle Eastern and African Affairs bureau of Japan. They discussed deeply about building peace in Afghanistan.

12/09/2014 Ambassador Dr. Fatimie attends The World Assembly for Women in Tokyo (WAW!)

September 12, 2014: Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie attended The World Assembly for Women (WAW!) 2014 in Tokyo. The event was held by the Government of Japan, KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation), Nikkei Inc., and the Japan Institute of International Affairs. At the event, issues regarding women’s role in today’s society such as diversity in work environments, women’s role in promoting as well as other issues that commonly affect women around the world were discussed.

Ambassador Dr. Fatimie attended the event with Her Excellency Dr. Sima Samar, the chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Right Commission who was visiting Japan for this occasion. Ambassador talked with several prominent figures from Japan including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Minister For Foreign Affairs Mr. Fumio Kishida, and Mr. Natsuo Yamaguchi, the new leader of New Komeito.

2014.11.09 Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and Ms. Afzali welcome Dr. Sima Samar

Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and Ms. Afzali welcome Dr. Sima Samar

September 11, 2014: Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie and Ms. Farima Orya Afzali, First Secretary, welcomed Dr. Sima Samar, the chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission at the Narita Airport. Dr. Samar visited Japan to attend The World Assembly for Women (WAW!) 2014 in Tokyo. Dr. Samar said “It was a great honor to see Afghanistan’s representation in such a great summit as WAW! “.

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