1. 6th Round of Pakistan-Japan Security Dialogue
3. Ambassador Asad M. Khan met President CCI

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2. Ambassador Khan calls on Governor Fukuoka Prefecture
4. Seminar on “Emerging Trade & Investment opportunities inPakistan at Fukuoka

5. Ambassador Khan visited Kyushu University
7. Emerging Pakistan Promoting Business ties between

6. HIH Princess Hitachi visits Pakistan’s stall at ALFS Charity Bazar
8. Ambassador Khan met participants of National Security & War

9. Ambassador Khan interviewed for “Discover the World

10. Ambassador attended event to celebrate award ceremony Sitara-i-Pakistan and Japanin Cafesta”

CoursePakistan to Mr. Ando

6TH ROUND OF PAKISTAN-JAPAN SECURITY DIALOGUE (POLITICO-MILITARY DIALOGUE)HELD IN TOKYOThe 6th round of Pakistan-Japan
Security Dialogue (Politico-Military
Dialogue) was held in Tokyo on 20April, 2018. The Pakistan side wasled by Mr. Imtiaz Ahmad,
Additional Secretary (Asia Pacific).
The Japanese side was led by Mr.
Shigeki Takizaki, Director General,
Southeast and Southwest Asian
Affairs Department, Ministry ofForeign Affairs Japan.
The

Politico-Military

Dialogue

between Pakistan and Japan is an
important forum for exchange ofviews on a broad range of securityrelated issues of mutual interestand is part of the various bilateraldialogue processes covering thewhole range of political, economic
and security issues.
Duringthedialogue,
acomprehensive review of thebilateralsecurity
ties
wasundertaken by both sides. It wasagreed that both sides enjoyedcordial relations, free from any
historical baggage. There was,therefore, great potential for further
enhancing the bilateral relationshipin wide range of areas. The twosides exchanged views on theevolving security situation in theirrespective regions as well as
multilateral security scenario. The
Additional Secretary (AP) briefed
the Japanese side on thecomprehensive efforts Pakistan

also briefed the Japanese side on
Pakistan’s counter-terrorism efforts.

has
madetowards
helping
Afghanistan in furthering Afghanowned and Afghan-led efforts forpeace and stability. He also
highlighted the deplorable humanrights violations by the IndianForces in the Indian Occupied
Kashmir and the need for theinternational community to urge
India to stop the atrocities and toengage with Pakistan to resolve
the long outstanding Kashmir
dispute. The Additional Secretary

Director General for International
Affairs, Ministry of Defence Japan.
The talks included review ofsecurity situation around Pakistan
and Japan as well as defence
policies of both countries. The
matters related to promotion ofdefence
cooperation
andexchanges were also discussed.
Bothsides
reiterated
theircommitment to enhance defence
relations for the promotion ofinternational peace and security.

Earlier, on 19 April, as part of theBilateral Security Dialogue the 9thround of Military-to-Military talks
were also held. The Pakistani side
was led by Rear Admiral Ovais
AhmadBilgrami,
Additional
Secretary , Ministry of Defence
Pakistan while the Japanese side
was led by Mr. Osamu Izawa,

AMBASSADOR KHAN CALLS ON GOVERNOR OF FUKUOKA PREFECTURE
Ambassador Asad M. Khan called on the Governor ofFukuoka Prefecture H.E. Mr. Hiroshi Ogawa at Fukuoka.
The Ambassador briefed the Governor about thesustained economic growth in Pakistan which has
created investment opportunities for the Japanesein the fields of trade, investment, education and scientificco-operation. The Ambassador further briefed him on
the forthcoming investment seminar to be held in
Fukuoka shortly.
Governor Ogawa welcomed the initiative of organizing
the first Investment Seminar in Fukuoka and expressedhope that it would result in closer co-operation between
Japanese companies based in Fukuoka and give them abetter understanding of the economic environment andinvestment opportunities in Pakistan. The Governor also
briefed the Ambassador about the Asian Business Cen

companies in various sectors. He added that due toimproved security situation and conducive investment
environment in Pakistan, various major Japanesecompanies are opening their businesses in Pakistan
while some of the companies are due to re-open theirbusiness concerns again. Ambassador Khan expressedhope that the Japanese companies based in Fukuoka
prefecture will also take advantage from the productive
investment opportunities in Pakistan. The Ambassador
reiterated Pakistan’s strong desire for expanding anddeepening bilateral trade, investment and development
co-operation between two countries. The Ambassador
sought the Governor’s support in strengthening
collaboration between Pakistan and Fukuoka Prefecture

tre and how it can play an effective role in providing
support to SMEs in Fukuoka Prefecture and Pakistan.

The Governor also underscored the strong connection ofthe Ambassador with Fukuoka Prefecture for being a
graduate from the Kyushu University and the pivotal role
he could play for strengthening mutual ties between thetwo countries and with Fukuoka prefecture.
************AMBASSADOR ASAD M. KHAN MET PRESIDENT FUKUOKA CCI

The Ambassador met with the President of Fukuoka
Chamber of Commerce and Industries and exchanged
views on bilateral trade between Pakistan and Japan

Ambassador Khan was hosted by the members of Pakistani Community in Fukuoka

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SEMINAR ON “EMERGING TRADE & INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PAKISTAN”
AT FUKUOKA
A
seminarentitled“Pakistan:Emerging Trade and Investment
Opportunities” was held in Fukuoka. It
wascollaboration
betweenthePakistan Embassy, Japan External
Trade Organization (JETRO), Bank ofTokyo Mitsubishi UFJ and Fukuoka
Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The seminar was attended by leadingbusinesses,representativesofpresentations about the investment
and trade opportunities emerging inPakistan.
The Seminar focused on the recent
economic turnaround of Pakistan andopportunities for Japanese businesshouses to trade with and invest in thecountry.

prefectural governments of Kyushu
regionandbusinesssupportorganizations.

The Ambassador stated in his remarksthat out of all the G7 countries, Japan
has the longest standing trade andinvestment relations with Pakistan. HeThe Ambassador of Pakistan, H.E. Dr. especially mentioned the encouraging
Asad M. Khan, who has deep local response from the investor andbonds since the time when he was a business community to the seminar
doctorate student at Kyushu University, and announced that this seminar wasopened the seminar with his keynote part of a series of similar seminars thataddress. Mr. Osamu Hisaki, Head of will be held in all major economic hubs
JETRO Office in Karachi and Mr. of the country.
Hitoshi Kanahori, Head of Mitsubishi
UFJBankinKarachi,
made The speakers discussed the positive

macroeconomic trends in Pakistan,potential of the local market, growthpotential, vibrant demography andGovernment of Pakistan’s attractive
incentives’ regime for Foreign Direct
Investment in Pakistan amidst rapidly
improving security situation. They
highlighted the massive investment ininfrastructure projects that can allow
Pakistan to act as the regional trade

and transportation hub. Speakers alsomentioned the upbeat businessenvironment in Pakistan at themoment and dilated upon theremarkable success of Japanese
corporations in Pakistan over theyears.
The seminar ended with a networking
reception for the participants.

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AMBASSADOR KHAN VISITED KYUSHU UNIVERSITY

The Ambassador visited Kyushu University and spoke to LLM andUndergraduate students
HIH PRINCESS HITACHI VISITS PAKISTAN’S STALL AT ALF CHARITY BAZAR**The Embassy of Pakistan actively participated in the ALFS Charity Bazar and organized a stall wherePakistani articrafts and cuisine were displayed. Her Imperial Highness Princess Hitachi also visited thePakistani stall and showed keen interest in the displayed items. HIH Princess Hitachi also bought a Pakistani
traditional shawl.
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EMERGING PAKISTAN PROMOTING BUSINESS TIES BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND JAPANA 25 Member Business missionofPakistan-JapanBusinessForum(PJBF),
undertheleadershipofMr.
KaleemFarooqui Vice Chairman PJBF iscurrently in Japan to seek
opportunities to further boost
trade and investment between
Pakistan and Japan.

food, auto and Shipping andLogistics sectors. The Embassy
made extensive arrangements forthe meetings for the delegateswith Japanese entrepreneurs andretail chain stores to discuss thepossibilityofbusiness
opportunities in Japan. The
meetings were aimed to enhancebilateral trade and investment

highlighted the opportunities for
Pakistani business people inJapan. He underlined that thevast majority in the networking
session was introducing brandnew potential partners to eachother, thereby creating thepossibility of new openings.
Mr. Kaleem
Farooqui,
Vice
Chairman,Pakistan-Japan

Embassy of Pakistan Tokyo andCommercialSection
Osakaorganized networking sessions
forSixth
Pakistan-Japan
Business Forum (PJBF) SME
Business Mission with Japanesecounter parts at the Embassy andConsulate Osaka respectively.

between Pakistan and Japanthrough direct private sector
engagement.
Duringthemeetings, the entrepreneurs fromboth sides met and learnt about
thepotential
businessopportunities. Notable interest
wasfoundamongstlocal
business community.

Business Forum (PJBF) informed
theparticipants
thatthecurrent SME delegation’s visit will
not only increase awarenessabout Pakistan and its market,
but will also result in arousing
enoughinterest
amongstJapanese
entrepreneurstoculminate in business ventureswith the members of the visitingdelegation.

The delegation comprised theleading
manufacturers-cumexporters
oftextiles,
pharmaceutical, surgical, sea

Commercial
Counsellor,
Embassy of Pakistan Abu Bakar
Siddique in his welcome remarks**************

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5AMBASSADOR KHAN MET PARTICIPANTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY & WAR COURSE

The Ambassador met the President NDU Lt Gen. Majid
Ehsan and the participants of the National Security and War
Course. The Ambassador held a comprehensive session
with the delegation discussing the current status of PakistanJapan relations and future endevours

AMBASSADOR KHAN INTERVIEWED FOR “DISCOVER THE WORLD IN CAFESTA”

Mr. Takei Syunsuke member of House of Representative from LDP conducted an interview of Ambassador
Khan for “Discover the World in Cafesta”. Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Former Minister of JusticeMatsushima Midori Sensei also dropped in during the interview to meet the Ambassador
AMB. KHAN ATTENDED EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE AWARD OF SITARA-I-PAKISTAN TO MR. ANDO

Ambassador Asad M. Khan attended an event organized to celebrate the award of Sitara-i-Pakistan to Mr.

Kimihide Ando, a prominent Japanese Businessman in Pakistan. The Ambassador lauded the services of Mr.
Ando and expressed hope that he would continue to work for strengthening the bilateral trade and commercial
relationship between the two countries
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