IN THIS NEWSLETTER
1. Photo Exhibition on Pakistan held in Minato City
2. Ambassador Asad M. Khan with Foreign Minister Taro Kono
3. Ambassador Khan met Mr. Mutsuo Masuda
Chairman Japan Food & Agriculture

at Iftar Dinner

4. Ambassador’s Engagements

5. Food Cooking Workshop at the Embassy
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PHOTO EXHIBITION ON PAKISTANHELD IN MINATO CITY

In collaboration with the Embassy,
Minato City held a photo
exhibitions titled “Journey throughPakistan: A Land of Many
Wonders: The Mayor of Minato
City, Honourable Masaaki Takei

sacred religious and historicalplaces,seasonalvariations,unique arts and crafts, richtraditions and a variety ofdelicious cuisine.

The Ambassador also referred to
the longstanding and deep bondof friendship between Pakistan
and Japan and the enormous
respect and fraternal feelings forthe people of Japan in Pakistan.

and Ambassador Asad M. Khan
inaugurated
theexhibition.
Speaking on the occasion, theAmbassador referred to Pakistan
as one of those few countries in
the world that is blessed with adiverse inventory of attractions
which included some of the oldest
civilizations in the world, exquisite
scenicbeauty,
splendidmountains and highest peaks,

He added that the exhibition is
aimed at giving viewers a tourd’horizonof
theancientcivilizations of Gandhara, Indus
Valley and Mehargarh beside thegrandarchitectural
heritageespecially of the Mughal era andthe enormous mountain ranges
that are home to some of thehighest peaks in the world
including K-2.

He added that Pakistan has beena particularly attractive destination
for those Japanese interested in
mountains, nature tourism and inreligious/historic sites.
Ambassador
Khan
also
underscored the expansive turnaround in Pakistan in all fields
with special reference to theremarkable improved security

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situation which resulted in visits oftourists from all around the worldin large numbers including Japan.
TheAmbassador
also
appreciated the facilitation andprofessional help extended by
Minato City in holding theExhibition and hoped for futurecollaboration as well.

Inhisremarks
Honorable
Masaaki Takei praised the themeof the Exhibition which presented
a beautiful journey of Pakistan.
He hoped that people in large
number would visit the Exhibition
to see the attractions of Pakistan
which not only exhibited history
and heritage but culture, people,
landscape and cuisine too. He
also expressed hope that suchcollaboration would serve as anopportunity to strengthen theexchanges and deepen themutual understanding between
the two countries.

AMBASSADOR ASAD M. KHAN WITH FOREIGN MINISTER TARO KONO AT IFTAR DINNER

Foreign Minister Taro Kono hosted an Iftar dinner for Ambassadors from Islamic Countries. Ambassador Asad
M. Khan also attended the dinner and thanked the Foreign Minister for his gracious hospitality.
AMBASSADOR KHAN MET MR. MUTSUO MASUDA CHAIRMAN JAPAN FOOD & AGRICULTURE

Ambassador Khan met the Chairman of Japan Food and Agricultural Corporative Organization, Mr. Mutsuo
Masuda and discussed with him the avenues of collaboration in food and agriculture sector.

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AMBASSADOR’S ENGAGEMENTS

The Ambassador attended reception on the occasion of the 62nd Annual General Meeting of JATA at Keidanren.
The Ambassador also met Chairman JATA and discussed with him the opportunities for collaboration in tourism
sectorMember House of Representative Mr. Takei Shunsuke
called on the Ambassador. Apart from exchanging
views on matters of mutual interest, he also presented agift of Miyazaki Mangoes to the Ambassador

Ambassador Khan at the Tokyo Networking Night where
Gov Koike briefed Ambassadors on preparations for2020 Olympics and ParalympicAmbassador Khan visited Gunma Prefectural Women’s University and besides meeting the President of theUniversity Ms. Yoshi Kobayashi Sensei, also spoke to a large number of students about Pakistan. Residents ofGunma Prefecture were also in attendance and showed great interest in discussion on various issues related toPakistan

The Ambassador met Mr Satoru Matsuzaki, President, Ryohin Keikaku Co (MUJI) at Muji House and discussed
avenues for Muji’s business concerns in Pakistan
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3The Ambassador received Gakushuin University students at the Embassy and briefed them on Pak-Japan relations.
The students had an interesting exchange of views on diplomacy in the contemporary world.

The Ambassador hosted an ‘Open House’ at the Embassy to celebrate Eid ul Fitar with the Pakistani Community. A
large number of community members attended the event and exchanged Eid greetings

FOOD COOKING WORKSHOP AT THE EMBASSY

The Embassy organized a Pakistani Food Cooking Workshop at the Embassy in association with the International
Friendship Exchange Council (FEC). FEC members led by President Matsuzawa and Amb Yushita showed great
excitement and interest in Pakistani cuisine

Prepared by Press Wing, Embassy of Pakistan, Tokyo

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