AUGUST 2017

NEWSLETTEREMBASSY OF
THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTANTOKYO, JAPANMESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR
DR. ASAD M. KHAN

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

1. Ambassador’s Message
2. Calls on Vice Minister
Sugiyama

3. Calls on the State Ministerfor Foreign Affairs
4. Ambassador meets Chairman
Japan Pakistan Parliamentary
Friendship League
5. Ambassador Meets Senator
Antonio Inoki
6. Ambassador receives the
EDB Delegation fromPakistan
7. Ambassador receives NECDelegation
8. Call on the Ambassador byJICA’s DG (South Asia)
9. Visit of Pakistan Sakura
Science ProgrammeParticipantsI am delighted to return to Tokyo as the Ambassador ofPakistan. Having started my career in Japan as a Japanese
language Trainee and thereafter serving in the Embassy
from 1993-96, it is indeed a great honour and privilege
for me to be appointed as Pakistan’s Ambassador toJapan. All this makes me feel very nostalgic. Pakistan andJapan share historical friendship based on trust andmutually beneficial cooperation. For us Japan has been an important development
partner with extensive trade and investment linkages. The continued presence inPakistan of 83 major Japanese companies and their growing numbers and range ofactivities is a testament to the trade and investment win-wins that our two countries
have enjoyed over the decades.
Cooperation in education, science and technology has been another key aspect ofour cooperation with Japan. Being a beneficiary of Japanese education myself, I amvery keen to make collaboration in education, science and technology as a key
strategic pillar of our relationship with Japan. I am happy to note that my firstformal official engagement in the Embassy was to welcome the Saukara Scienceand Technology Exchange Programme participants from Pakistan.
I am also very glad to see an active, vibrant and enterprising Pakistani Communityin Japan. I look forward to working closely with the community to harness thisgreat resource in the service of the relationship. It would always be my sincere
effort to extend all possible facilitation to the members of community and to work
hand in hand with them for strengthening the partnership between Pakistan andJapan.

Ambassador Dr. Khan calls on Vice Minister Sugiyama

Ambassador Dr. Khan presenting copies of his credentials toMr. Shinsuke Sugiyama, Vice Foreign Minister4-6-17, Minami-Azabu Minato-ku Tokyo, 106-0047 – Tel: 035421-7741 & Fax: 03-54213610 – Email: pareptokyo@mofa.gov.pk - Website: www.pakistanembassytokyo.com

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Ambassador Calls on the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nobuo Kishi
Ambassador Dr. Asad M. Khan called on the State Ministerfor Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nobuo Kishi at the Gaimusho(Ministry of Foreign Affair of Japan). Ambassador Khan
recalled the recent visit of Minister Kishi to Pakistan and said
that the visit marked the 60th Anniversary of his grandfather,
Prime Minister Kishi’s visit to Pakistan in 1957. He further
stated that the symbolism of the visit was not lost on thePakistani leadership. He also expressed his desire to enhancebilateral ties to the mutual benefit of both countries and interalia highlighted the International Financial Institutions’ recent
assessment of tremendous growth potential of the Pakistanieconomy. Ambassador Khan said that immense opportunities
in fields of trade and investment were now available inPakistan and voiced the hope that Japanese investors, withhistory of engagement in Pakistan, would benefit from theseopportunities.
Whilst warmly welcoming the Ambassador, Minister Kishi
reiterated cordiality in bilateral relations between the twocountries and conveyed gratitude at the hospitality extended tohim during his visit to Pakistan. Expressing satisfaction at thefrequency of high level interactions, he welcomed the recent
holding of Joint Trade Committee meeting. He said that he sensed a strong desire amongst the Japanese and Pakistanibusinessmen to enhance bilateral trade and investment between the two countries. The Minister also lauded Governmentof Pakistan’s efforts at curbing terrorism and said that Japan is ready to enhance counter terrorism cooperation withPakistan.

AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHAIRMAN JAPAN PAKISTANPARLIAMENTARY FRIENDSHIP LEAGUE

Ambassador Dr. Asad M. Khan metwith Mr. Seishiro Eto, Member of theHouse of Representatives in the Diet
(Japanese Parliament) and Chairman of
theJapan-Pakistan
Parliamentary
Friendship
League(JPPFL).
Ambassador Asad expressed his earnest
desire to further strengthen bilateral ties
betweenPakistanandJapan,
particularly parliamentary exchanges as
the two countries celebrate 65 years ofthe establishment of diplomatic relations.
He apprised Mr. Eto of the trade andinvestment opportunities created inPakistan in the wake of improved
security environment and sustained
economic turn around and expressed thehope that Japanese investors, with history of engagement in Pakistan, would avail this opportunity.
Whilst warmly welcoming the Ambassador and reciprocating his desire for deepening bilateral cooperation, Mr.
Eto fondly recalled his meetings with Pakistani dignitaries including the Speaker of the National Assembly,
Parliamentarians and Ministers. Agreeing with the Ambassador that the visits by respective Parliamentarians
were important to build bridges of peace and understanding, he underlined the great importance of people-topeople contacts at all levels in society that would deepen cooperation and partnership between the two countries.

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AMBASSADOR ASAD M. KHAN MET SENATOR ANTONIO INOKI
Ambassador Dr. Asad M.Khan called on Senator Inoki – an iconicwrestler and a household name in Pakistan – to discuss further deepeningof bilateral cooperation. While warmly welcoming Ambassador Khan,Senator Inoki assured working closely to promote bilateral ties
particularly through sports and parliamentary exchanges. TheAmbassador lauded the sincere efforts of the Senator towards making thestrong relations between Japan and Pakistan more meaningful and basedon mutual understanding and cooperation.

DELEGATION OF EDB VISITED PAKISTAN EMBASSY TO MEET THE AMBASSADOR

A six member delegation of EDB visited Pakistan
Embassy to meet the Ambassador and discussed
matters of bilateral interests.

AMBASSADOR DR. ASAD M. KHAN MET WITH NEC DELEGATION
A three member delegation of NEC Corporation, Japan called on the Ambassador Dr. Asad M. Khan. Mr.
Hironobu Kurosaki, General Manager, Americas and EMEA Division of NEC briefed about NEC Corporation’s
ongoing projects in Pakistan.
The Ambassador appreciated the role NEC played in providing state of the art infrastructural and technicalsupport in a number of areas. The Ambassador also urged upon the NEC, having the requisite technicalinfrastructure, to train young people from Pakistan. Mr. Hironobu Kurosaki invited Ambassador to visit NEC’s
Shinagawa facilities alongwith his team for further discussions to strengthen NEC’s business activities inPakistan.
The Ambassador was assisted by Commercial Counsellor Mr. M. Abu Bakar. Mr. Takashi Furukawa Department
Manager and Mr. Ruichi Kuwano, Manager, Americas and EMEA Division of NEC were also present.

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3CALL ON THE AMBASSADOR BY JICA’s DG (SOUTH ASIA)

The Director General (South Asia) JICA Mr. Kiichiro Nakazawa paid a courtesy call on Ambassador
Khan alongwith his team. The Ambassador lauded JICA’s historic and expansive role in development
cooperation and expressed the belief that thriving Pakistan economy presents vast opportunities forinvestors and hence JICA should also play its role by providing trade and industrial capacity building
support and by encouraging Japanese investment in Pakistan.
Mr. Nakazawa said that given Pakistan’s sizeable population, it is indeed an attractive market forJapanese entrepreneurs. He mentioned that IMF’s just published report indexes Pakistan’s economic
growth expectation at 6%, an endorsement of GoP’s successful macroeconomic policies. This growthforecast adds to Pakistan’s credentials as an investment destination.

VISIT OF PAKISTAN SAKURA STUDENTS TO EMBASSY OF PAKISTAN
The renowned Sakura Science andTechnology Exchange Programme
has been inviting students fromPakistan regularly for some years.
A batch of 19 Pakistani students
participated in the programme.
TheyvisitedtheEmbassy
alongwith officials of Japan
Science and Technology Agency(JST) to meet Ambassador, Dr.
Asad M. Khan. The Ambassador
welcomed the students and urged
them to take maximum advantage
and benefit from their visit toJapan. He referred to the wide
range of opportunities that exist in
the education sector for Pakistani
students wishing to study in Japanespecially in the field of Scienceand Technology. The Ambassador
hoped that the students would be
the generation of development for
new Pakistan. Recalling his earlier
stay and posting in Japan,
Ambassador Khan termed Japan as his second home and cherished the wonderful memories it carried with it.
Earlier the Deputy Chief of Mission Mirza Salman Babar Beg gave a detailed presentation to the students on
diplomacy, working of the Embassy and functions of its various wings. The Deputy Executive Director of JST in
his remarks expressed hope that the exchange programmes would continue in future with zeal and vigour to theadvantage of both the sides. He reiterated that through Exchange Programmes the Pakistan youth would acquaintthemselves with people and culture of the Japan.

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