2019.05.12 Meeting with H.E. Mr. Mirwais Balkhi, Minister of Education for Afghanistan.

Meeting with H.E. Mr. Mirwais Balkhi, Minister of Education for Afghanistan.

December 5, 2019:It was a pleasure for H.E. Ambassador Dr. Bashir Mohabbat to meet with H.E. Mr. Mirwais Balkhi, Minister of Education for Afghanistan, at his office in Kabul.

On behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as well as on behalf of the Ministry of Education, H.E. Minister Balkhi presented to H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mohabbat two Certificates of Gratitude. The first to the representatives and employees of Kokuyo Co. Ltd. of Japan for their generous contribution of time and educational supplies to the Ministry of Education for distribution to be used by the children of Afghanistan. The second to H.E. Dr. Mohabbat himself for making one of his missions of office to help support and enhance contributions which help advance the education system for the benefit of children in Afghanistan.

Following the meeting and presentation of the Certificates of Appreciation, H.E. Minister Balkhi invited H.E. Dr. Mohabbat to a lunch hosted by him in honor of the occasion where they were further able to discuss topics of mutual interest in a very friendly and warm setting.

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2019.12-13.03 Greeting H.E. the Minister of Education of Afghanistan at the Airport and Escorting him to Shimane Prefecture.

Greeting H.E. the Minister of Education of Afghanistan at the Airport and Escorting him to Shimane Prefecture.

March 12, 2019: It was an honor and pleasure for H.E. Ambassador Dr. Bashir Mohabbat to meet H.E. Dr. Mohammad Mirwais Balkhi, Minister of Education for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, at Narita Airport and escort him to Haneda Airport and on to Shimane Prefecture for an intensive ministerial workshop hosted by the United Nations (UNESCO). Also in attendance was Mr. Abdul Hameed Hashimi, THIRD Secretary for the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Tokyo.

Upon arriving, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mohabbat expressed a very warm welcome to H.E. Minister Dr. Balkhi and wished him a most fruitful, successful, and enjoyable time in the friendly and supportive nation of Japan for the UN Ministerial workshop. Further he expressed that the Embassy and all of its resources would be available to him during his stay in Japan. In return, H.E. Minister Dr. Balkhi thanked H.E. Dr. Mohabbat for the kind welcome as well as for arranging to accompany him through to Shimane Prefecture where the conference workshop will be situated.

On the second day while in Shimane Prefecture, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Mohabbat and H.E. Minister Dr. Balkhi visited the Nakamura Brace Company and had the pleasure of meeting with the Hon. Mr. Toshiro Nakamura, Chairman and CEO of the Nakamura Brace Company. His company were the generous donors of prosthetic devices to Afghans in need and therefore H.E. Dr. Mohabbat and H.E. Minister Dr. Balkhi presented Hon. Mr. Nakamura and the Nakamura Brace Company a certificate of appreciation for the benevolent generosity and philanthropy on behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. H.E. Dr. Mohabbat thanked Hon. Mr. Nakamura for all of his hard work, dedication, and magnanimity in helping to improve the lives of Afghans and expressed wishes that Nakamura Brace Company would continue its generosity and support.

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