Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan 駐日アフガニスタン大使館: March 2017

2017/03/30

2017.30.03 Dr. Mohabbat signs condolence book of Hon. Ramos-Shahani at the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines

Dr. Mohabbat signs condolence book of Hon. Ramos-Shahani at the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines

March 30, 2017: Dr. Bashir Mohabbat, Minister-Counsellor and the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic in Tokyo visited the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines and paid sincerest respect to the Honorable Letica Ramos-Shahani, former Senator and Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs. On behalf of the people and Government, Dr. Mohabbat expressed heartfelt condolences.

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2017/03/29

2017.29.03 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and the Diplomats hosted lunch with East Japan Immigration Centre Officials, Mr. Ghaleb, and Dr. Hadi.

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and the Diplomats hosted lunch with East Japan Immigration Centre Officials, Mr. Ghaleb, and Dr. Hadi.

March 29, 2017: His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimie, Dr. Bashir Mohabbat, Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic in Tokyo, and Mr. Ahmad Bashir Ghafoori, First Secretary and Consulate of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic in Tokyo had the pleasure of hosting a lunch with eight East Japan Immigration Center officials, Mr. Sami Yama Ghaleb, Student, and Dr. John Khalid Hadi at the embassy.

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie and the diplomats warmly welcomed the guests and accompanied them to the Rumi-Balkhi Hall where the lunch was held. The lunch was held under amicable atmosphere where they also discussed issues of mutual interests.

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2017.29.03 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie’s phone call with Afghan National Women’s Football Team in Hiroshima with UNITAR

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie’s phone call with Afghan National Women’s Football Team in Hiroshima with UNITAR

March 29, 2017: His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimie had a phone call with the Afghan National Women’s Football Team in Hiroshima with United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). HE. Ambassador Dr Fatimie expressed his thanks to the generosity and hospitality of the Japanese in Hiroshima and Honourable Governor Hedehiko Yuzaki-san. H.E. Dr. Fatimie also expressed his appreciation to UNITAR for being a steadfast partner in supporting the young democracy in Afghanistan for organising this peace football match between Afghanistan and Hiroshima Women’s Team. Following this conversation, H.E. Dr. Fatimie wished the teams a great friendly match and the best of luck for the match.

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2017/03/28

2017.28.03 Visiting the Residence of German Ambassador for Exhibit Opening

Visiting the Residence of German Ambassador for Exhibit Opening

March 28, 2017:

His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie had the honor of visiting the Residence of German Ambassador to attend the opening exhibition “Impressions of the Residence Garden – Photographs by David A. Kunin”. It was a meaningful exhibition for H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie as the photographs in the exhibition deeply touched various aspects of beauty in Residence Garden. H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie appreciated H.E. Ambassador Dr. Hans Carl von Werthen, for inviting him to a wonderful evening and he had discussed how to pursue the ideal peace that are also shown through the exhibition.

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2017.28.03 Attendance at the National Day Reception of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Attendance at the National Day Reception of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

March 28, 2017:His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimie had a pleasure in attending the Reception of the 46th Anniversary of Independence and National Day of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at the Okura Hotel.

In honor of the occasion, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie congratulated the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, on behalf of the people and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, to H.E. Ms.Rabab FATIMA, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Japan. In return, H.E. Ms. FATIMA thanked H.E. Dr. Fatimie for his kind words and attendance. H.E. Dr. Fatimie also had an opportunity to meet and converse with H.E. Ichiro Tsukada, Member of the House of Councilors.

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2017/03/24

2017.24.03 Mr. Agah, Ms. Diaz, and Interns Attend Ms. Nishigaki’s Photo Exhibit Opening “Afghanistan” at ABG.

Mr. Agah, Ms. Diaz, and Interns Attend Ms. Nishigaki’s Photo Exhibit Opening “Afghanistan” at ABG.

March 24, 2017: It was a pleasure for Mr. Agah, Second Secretary and Cultural Affairs Officer of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Ms. Allyson Diaz, Public Relation Officer, and interns Ms. Carolinne Hanaoka, Ms. Erina Kondo, Ms. Fukiko Inoue, Mr. Kang Hyun Na, Ms. Lina Kadzamira , and Ms. Mayuko Kawai to attend the photo exhibit opening of the Hon. Ms. Keiko Nishigaki at America Bashi Gallery in Ebisu, Tokyo.

Ms. Nishigaki was the president and founder of the recently retired organization Takarazuka Afghanistan Friendship Association, begun in her hometown of Takarazuka, a city in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo. Now 81 years old, she spent several years and several trips in Afghanistan. Over the years, through her own hard work and effort, she has helped to make improvements in the life of the Afghan people. She truly is a friend to Afghanistan.

Beginning in 1993, she noticed a need for infant and mother care in refugee camps so she set up an NGO, the Takarazuka Afghanistan Friendship Association, to collect donations. In 1994, she visited a refugee camp in Jalalabad and began even more work to assist women and children through health and education. Defying a Taliban prohibition on female education, she ran secret classes for girls at 20 or so locations, such as the backyard of private homes, and was even brought in to face a Taliban Judge about the matter.

All of the wonderful photos displayed were taken by Ms. Nishigaki herself. She wanted to share with people the views of Afghanistan as she experienced them during her time doing relief work. Also on dispay were several craft items she had been given or acquired during her many trips to Afghanistan. Mr. Agah expressed his thank to the Hon. Ms. Nishigaki on behalf of the people of Afghanistan and wished her the best for her exhibition.

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2017.24.03 Mr. Agah, Ms. Diaz, and Interns Attend Ms. Nishigaki’s Photo Exhibit Opening “Afghanistan” at ABG.

Mr. Agah, Ms. Diaz, and Interns Attend Ms. Nishigaki’s Photo Exhibit Opening “Afghanistan” at ABG.

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2017.24.03 61st Anniversary of Independence and National day of the Republic of Tunisia.

61st Anniversary of Independence and National day of the Republic of Tunisia.

24 March 2017: the First Secretary of Political Affairs Mr. Basir Ahmad Hamdard attended the 61st Anniversary of Independence and National day of the Republic of Tunisia. The reception was held at Hotel Okura, Ascot Hall in Toranomon Minato-ku Tokyo.

At the reception, Mr. Hamdard congratulation His Excellency Mr. Kaies Darraji Ambassador of Republic of Tunisia and Minister Plenipotentiary Deputy Chief of Mission Mr. Naceur Ouni of Tunisia on their national day. Mr. Hamdard also expressed his deep condolences to His Excellency Khaled Alameri Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates for the loss of the five diplomates in Kandahar, Afghanistan committed Taliban and Haqqani, stressing that terrorism is a global threat that affects us all.

Mr. Hamdard also had an important conversation with Marta Cali, Training Consultant from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), where Mr. Hamdard explain about the situation in Afghanistan and stressed the importance of the UN’s work for peace and collaboration with neighbor country Pakistan to combat terrorism. The only peace solution for Afghanistan is to stop the supporting of terrorism and extremism in neighboring countries, fail to do so is going to cause unrest on a global scale.

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2017.24.03 Attendance at Graduation Ceremony of Tokai University Graduate School

Attendance at Graduation Ceremony of Tokai University Graduate School

March 24, 2017: It was an honor for H.E. Ambassador Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimie to attend the very grand and well organized graduation ceremony of Tokai University Graduate School’s Shonan Campus. H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie was among the chief guests at the momentous occasion.

Among the graduates, there were 11 Afghan students completing their studies at the university. These graduating scholars are not only the leaders of today in Afghanistan but will also be and prepare the leaders of tomorrow. As Afghanistan has progressed further in development over the past 15 years, the correlating linkage between the importance of education and the livelihoods and economic development of its citizens has become obvious. The pen is much mightier than the sword. Education is the foundation on which our state building has been crafted. The development of human capacity is one of Afghanistan’s greatest resources.

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie thanked the leaders of the University for facilitating the education and enriching of the Afghan scholars while in Japan and at Tokai University. He also congratulated the graduates on their great and significant accomplishment and wished them the best of luck in all their future endeavors as well as safe returns back to Afghanistan. H.E. Dr. Fatimie also had the pleasure of meeting with the families of the graduates to congratulate them on the auspicious occasion.

On behalf of everyone at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, we would like to say congratulations to the graduates and their families for all of their hard work, they have much to be proud of. Best wishes to you Mr. Ahmad Sharif Ahmadi, Mr. Khwaja Naweed Seddiqi, Mr. Ahmad Fahim Nasiry, Mr. Sulayman Murad, Mr. Irfanullah Irfan, Mr. Ahmadshah Bakhtyari, Mr. Abdul Ahmad Malikyar, Mr. Zabihullah Tahery, Mr. Mohammad Hamid Elmy, Mr. Waheed Ahmad Safi, and Mr. Abdul Jamil Nazari. We have every faith that you will do great things.

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2017.24.03 Meeting with Mr. Atsushi Masuda, Marketing Executive, Global Business Operation and Mr. Ashok Kamra, Marketing Executive, Global Business Operation from Toshiba Corporation.

Meeting with Mr. Atsushi Masuda, Marketing Executive, Global Business Operation and Mr. Ashok Kamra, Marketing Executive, Global Business Operation from Toshiba Corporation.

March 24, 2017: Mr. Atsushi Masuda, Marketing Executive, Global Business Operation and Mr. Ashok Kamra, Marketing Executive, Global Business Operation from Toshiba Corporation Energy Systems & Solutions Company met with the Minister Counsellor Dr. Bashir Mohabbat, the First Secretary of Political Affairs Mr. Basir Ahmad Hamdard and Ms. Namie Imanishi at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Mr. Hamdard set up the meeting when he attended at the Deployment of Innovative Energy Technologies and Solutions Workshop and Field Visit in Tokyo.

During the meeting, they discussed Toshiba’s current involvement in global projects, which entails advanced technologies and services to generate, transmit and store clean energy all around the world. Toshiba has three mega factories in India, of which their transformer factory is regarded the biggest in the world, manufacturing 900 to 1,000 transformers per day and exporting to 60 countries.

In Afghanistan, the area of interest is to supply water in remote parts of the country. Toshiba has already an autonomous energy supply system called “H2One”, which could be deployed in Afghanistan. H2One is a hydrogen power generator, which will ensure 24-hour hot water, and electricity. The system can be easily multiplied and set up according to different needs. This system was adopted in Fukushima Prefecture after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake to accommodate electricity and water supply during the process of recovery in the region. The standard size of the “H2One” system is 60kW, a capacity of three of them (180kW) would be able to accommodate 200~300 people with electricity. The cost of each one of them would be about $2.5 million.

They also talked about the possibility of direct and/or indirect investment from Japan or collaboration project between Japan and India to Afghanistan. Mr. Masuda and Mr. Kamra promised to work closely with Afghanistan and to return to the embassy for future meetings. Mr. Hamdard also promise to send the softcopy of all the plan energy foreign direct investment documents received by his Excellency Mr. Amanullah Ghalib Deputy Minister of Energy in Afghanistan.

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2017/03/23

2017.23.03 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Attends Yamaguchi Promotion Fair

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Attends Yamaguchi Promotion Fair

March 23, 2017: His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie had a pleasure of attending the Reception to Convey the 150 Years Progress After Meiji and the Various Appeals of Yamaguchi Which Was A Location For Initiating the Meiji Restoration, at Iikura House in Tokyo.

The reception was celebrated by the attendance of many high ranking Japanese government and Yamaguchi Prefecture’s officials as well as Their Excellencies Ambassadors, including H.E. Prime Minister Mr. Shinzo Abe; H.E. Foreign Minister Mr. Fumio Kishida; H.E. Mr. Nobuo Kishi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs; H.E. Mr. Shunsuke Takei, and H.E. Mr. Motome Takisawa, Parliamentary Vice-Ministers for Foreign Affairs; H.E. Mr. Masahiko Komura, Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party, Member of the House of Representatives; H.E. Mr. Takeo Kawamura, Member of the House of Representatives and former Chief Cabinet Secretary; H.E. Mr. Yoshimasa Hayashi, Member of the House of Councillors and former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; H.E. Mr. Tsugumasa Muraoka, Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture; and so on.

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie had a great honor and pleasure to converse with H.E. Prime Minister Abe and H.E. Minister Kishida to express, on behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, his deep appreciation for the generous and impact generating assistance by Japanese government. In return Their Excellencies expressed their gratitude to meet again with H.E. Dr. Fatimie, and thanked the role Afghanistan has been playing for the good of the region and the world.

Additionally, H.E. Ambassador Fatimie had a great pleasure and honor to converse with, as well as be introduced directly by H.E. State Minister Mr. Kishi of products of Yamaguchi.

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2017.23.03 H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Attends the Republic Day Reception of Pakistan

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie Attends the Republic Day Reception of Pakistan

March 23, 2017: His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie attended the reception for National Day of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan held in Tokyo. H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie congratulated H.E. Pakistani Ambassador Mr. Farukh Amil for the occasion, and in return H.E. Ambassador Amil thanked H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie for his attendance and kind word.

Among many high ranking officials and Their Excellencies Ambassadors attended, H.E. Dr. Fatimie particularly had a pleasure and honor to meet again and exchanged words with His long time friends, H.E. Mr. Motome Takisawa, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs; and Hon. Mr. Kazuyuki Hamada, former Member of the Diet. Additionally, H.E. Ambassador Fatimie conversed with Mr. Takashi Ariyoshi, Director of South Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the issues of mutual interest.

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2017/03/22

2017.22.03 Attending the 25th Anniversary of the Women’s Federation for World Peace

Attending the 25th Anniversary of the Women’s Federation for World Peace

March 22, 2017: His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Sayed M. Amin Fatimie, with Madam Fatimie, had a pleasure in attending the 25th Anniversary of the Women’s Federation for World Peace Japan held in Toshi Center Hotel. H.E. Ambassador Dr. Fatimie expressed, on behalf of the people and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, sincere appreciation to the Women’s Federation for World Peace Japan for the efforts to raise attention on the world peace.H.E. Dr. Fatimie discussed with members of the Women’s Federation for World Peace regarding the current issue of methods to raise education rates for children in Africa, as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan also had a period of low education rate for women. H.E. Dr. Fatimie concluded that he has bright hopes for more children and women around the world receiving education for the sake of the world peace.

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2017/03/20

2017.20.03 Receiving Guests Participating in the Minato-ku World Carnival Stamp Rally

Receiving Guests Participating in the Minato-ku World Carnival Stamp Rally

January 13 - March 20, 2017: The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Tokyo received about 1000 guests for the Minato-ku World Carnival Stamp Rally. The Stamp Rally was covered by the NHK, TV Asahi and Yomiuri Shimbun.

This year's run differed from previous years as Ms. Allyson Diaz, Public Relations Officer for the Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, sought the chance to reach out to the community and have them learn more about Afghanistan on their visit. On Mondays and Wednesdays the visitors were given guided tours of the Embassy while on Fridays, the visitors were given an informative and entertaining presentation about Afghanistan and a guided tour of the embassy by Mr. Ashraf Baburi, Administrative & Accounting Affairs Officer for the Embassy. During the presentation, the guests were also provided with refreshments from Afghanistan giving them a taste of Afghanistan’s food culture. Succeeding the presentation, there was a short question and answer section where all the visitors’ questions regarding Afghanistan, the history of the country, relations between Japan and Afghanistan as well as the differences and similarities between the two cultures were answered.

The purpose of the guided tours and presentations was to allow the visitors to learn more about Afghanistan and be familiarized with the country since travelling remain currently difficult. The Public Relations & Cultural Affairs Office hoped that by coming to the Embassy and receiving the hospitality, the visitors would feel like they have been to Afghanistan. Guests enjoyed learning about Afghanistan and Afghan-Japan relations while touring the Embassy and viewing places such as the Rumi Balkhi reception hall as well as the Embassy rooftop.