OCTOBER 2017

NEWSLETTEREMBASSY OF
THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTANTOKYO, JAPANIN THIS NEWSLETTER:
1. Meeting with State Minister forForeign Affairs.
2. Defence Day Celebrated inPakistan Embassy.
3. Ambassador met Education
Minister
4. Ambassador meets Teruo
Asada Chairman, Marubeni
5. Ambassador meets Chairman
Japan Pakistan Parliamentary
Friendship.
6. Ambassador attends Ceremony
to celebrate President of Japan
Pakistan Association
7. Pakistani Students Association
Japan visited Embassy.
8. Meeting with JBIC President.

AMBASSADOR CALLS ON THE STATE MINISTER FOR
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, H.E. MR. KAZUYUKI NAKANE
Ambassador Asad M. Khan called on the State Minister for Foreign
Affairs, Mr. Kazuyuki Nakane at the Gaimusho (Ministry of ForeignAffairs).
Ambassador
briefed the State Minister
about
Pakistan’ssustained
economic
turnaroundandInternational
Financial
Institutions’ encouraging
assessmentof
thegrowthpotentialof
Pakistan’seconomy.
Ambassador
also
apprised the Minister ofthe remarkable gains
made by Pakistan ineliminating
terrorism
from its soil and the improved security environment in Pakistan. He
noted that last year witnessed the lowest number of terrorist incidents
over the last decade.
State Minister agreed
that
substantial
cooperation
potential
existed in various fields
and expressed the hopethat measures will betaken to harness it tothe mutual benefit ofbothcountries.
He
expressed the hope thatfriendlybilateral
relations would further
grow between Japanand Pakistan.

9. Ambassador’s Engagements:

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1AMBASSADOR MEETS EDUCATION MINISTER

Ambassador Dr. Asad M. Khan called onH.E. Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister ofEducation, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT) of Japan toexchange views on bilateral relationshipespecially in the areas of education,
human resource development andscientific and technological cooperation.
Whilst congratulating the Minister on his
appointment to the important position,
Ambassador Khan briefed him on thevision to make education and scientificand technological cooperation withJapan a strategic pillar of bilateralrelationship.
Minister Hayashi agreed to furtherenhance the cooperation between bothcountries in the sphere of education,science and technology and assured his complete support in this regard.

AMBASSADOR MEETS TERUO ASADA CHAIRMAN JAPAN-PAKISTAN BUSINESSCOOPERATION COMMITTEE

Ambassador
Khanhadavery
constructive meeting with Chairman
Japan-Pakistan Business Cooperation
Committee Mr. Teruo Asada and hissenior team over a working lunch. They
reviewed progress being made on tradeand economic initiatives between JapanandPakistan
anddiscussed
opportunities in a variety of areas suchas infrastructure, energy, transportation,construction, plant and machinery. The
Ambassador especially underscored theimportance of engaging young Pakistanitrainees
inrelevant
sectors
incollaboration with JITCO and AOTS.

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DEFENCE DAY CELEBRATED IN PAKISAN EMBASSY 2017
The Defence Day was celebrated at the Embassy to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the 1965 war. The
event was attended by senior military officers of Japan and Defence Wing of other countries followed byreception.
Ambassador Asad M. Khan in his address highlighted the sacrifices and the valour shown by the Armed
Forces of Pakistan in defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan against aggression by amuch larger neighbour in 1965.

The Ambassador added that Pakistan was situated in a region where we faced a precarious peace andsecurity environment. This required an ever more vigilant and fully prepared Armed Force ready to respond to
any threat or challenge.

The Ambassador emphasized that, internally the country had moved ahead in a determined manner under theNational Action Plan to combat terrorism and to remove the scourge of extremism from our soil for good. Hestated that through sustained military and law enforcement operations, including Zarb-e-Azb, Ruddul Fasadand Khyber IV, Pakistan had made remarkable gains in wiping out terrorists of all hues and colours from
Pakistan’s soil resulting in improved security situation in the country with the current year witnessing the lowest
number of terrorist incidents in over a decade.

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AMBASSADOR MEETS CHAIRMAN JAPAN-PAKISTANPARLIAMENTARY FRIENDSHIP LEAGUE
Mr. Seishiro Eto, Chairman of Japan Pakistanparliamentary Friendship League called onAmbassador Asad M. Khan at the Embassy.
The Ambassador lauded the efforts of Mr. Eto
made towards further strengthening thebilateral relations between Japan andPakistan. The Ambassador apprised Mr. Eto
about positive economic indicators ofPakistan and its acknowledgement by theInternational Financial Institutions (IFIs). The
Ambassador reiterated that the friendly
relations between both the countries had
been time tested and Japan had always been
forthcoming towards sustained development
and progress of Pakistan in all fields. Mr. Eto
acknowledged the growth and depth of theclose bilateral relations between the twocountries and expressed hope to explore newways and means in various fields for mutual
benefits of both the countries.
AMBASSADOR ATTENDS CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE THE FOREIGN MINISTERS’AWARD FOR THE PRESIDENT OF JAPAN PAKISTAN ASSOCIATION

Ambassador Dr. Asad Majeed Khan attended a ceremony to celebrate the confernment of theForeign Ministers’ Award on the great friend of Pakistan Mr. Shun Imaizumi, President Japan
Pakistan Association. In his remarks the Ambassador highlighted that due to conducive political andeconomic environment in Pakistan, beneficial investment opportunities were available for foreigninvestment. The Ambassador also referred to the greatly improved law and order situation in Pakistan
which had given immense confidence to foreign economic and financial institutions to invest in
various sectors. The Ambassador expressed hope that Pak-Japan Association would make further
efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

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4AMBASSADOR MET WITH JBIC PRESIDENT
Ambassador Dr. Asad M. Khan called on Mr.
Akira Kondoh, Governor of Japan Bank forInternational Cooperation (JBIC) and its CEO Mr.
Tadashi Maeda. Views were exchanged onmatters of mutual interest with focus on JBIC’s
recent initiatives for Pakistan. The meeting also
took stock of recent visit of Bank’s delegation toIslamabad. The Ambassador noted that bothtrade and investment were the central pillars ofthe bilateral relationship and JBIC had a very
important role to play in further strengthening theeconomic part of the relationship.

A GROUP OF PAKISTANI STUDENTS ASSOCIATION JAPANVISITED EMBASSY
An Event was held at the Embassy of Pakistan, Tokyo with the Pakistani Students and academia
community in Japan under the aegis of Pakistan Students Association Japan (PSAJ) to honour thegraduated students and welcome the new entrants and further to discuss ways of deepening
educational cooperation between Japan and Pakistan. The Ambassador appreciated the excellent
work being done by Pakistani academics in Japan and urged them to rededicate themselves for thescientific and technological uplift of Pakistan. He underscored that it was incumbent upon thegraduated students to introduce academics and students in Pakistan to the available opportunities inJapan through their experience. The Ambassador emphasized that it was extremely important toestablish and strengthen close linkages between the academic institutions, faculities and students ofJapan and Pakistan.

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Ambassador’s Engagements

Ambassador Asad M. Khan met a group of GRIPS students at the Embassy and briefed them on
important development in and around Pakistan

The Ambassador called on Tanaka Akihiko, President GRIPS and got a breifing on its activities andthe contributions made by Pakistani participants

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Ambassador Khan met Kuwayama Shinya President AOTS. Conveyed gratitude for capacity building
support extended by AOTS to Pakistani trainees over the years

Ambassador Khan met Hiroji Kataoka Sensei, outstanding scholar & great friend of Urdu in JapanA Reception was hosted by Vice Chairman Pakistan Japan Business Forumin honor of Ambassador Khan
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Ambassador Asad M. Khan called on Kiyotaka
Akasaka, President, Foreign Press Center Japan.
Mr. Akasaka briefed the Ambassador on theworking of the Center.

Ambassador Khan met with Toshiro Muto, CEOTokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic andParalympic Games 2020. Mr. Muto briefed theAmbassador comprehensively on preparation forthe Games. Whilst underscoring that the the Tokyo
2020 Games were more than merely a sportingtournament Ambassador Khan explored possibilitiesof cooperation in the relevant areas.

Ambassador Khan met Kensuke Tsuzuki SVPJITCO and discussed ways of availing Japan's
technical intern training programme by Pakistaniyouth

The Ambassador met Takashi Shiraishi,
President Institute of Developing Economies
and discussed ways to deepen researchcollaboration in development economics
between the two countries

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