UNAFEI
160th INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE
Closing Ceremony, June 17th, 2015

FAREWELL SPEECH BY TETIANA PAVLIUKOVETS
Prosecutor, Head of Department of Criminal Investigations Supervision UKRAINEYour Exellencies,
Mr. HOSHI Hirofumi, Deputy Director-General of the Tokyo International
Center of JICA
Mr. YAMASHITA Terutoshi, Director of UNAFEI
Mr. MORINAGA Taro, Deputy Director of UNAFEI
Honorable Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Faculty and Staff of UNAFEI
JICA Staff members
Distinguished Guests
Fellow ParticipantsLadies and GentlemenI am deeply honored to be given the opportunity to make this farewellspeech on behalf of my fellow participants. It is really difficult task to give afarewell speech, to summarize what we experienced during this course, to make apicture of all participants’ feelings and fully express our deep gratitude to theincredible people who made it possible for us to have such a wonderful time inJapan and at UNAFEI.
Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of all participants I would like to convey
our deepest regards and hearty thanks to the honorable Minister of Justice forgiving us this opportunity came here and also for welcoming and addressing us on
behalf of the Japanese Government during our visit in May.
Also we are very pleased to thank the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) — JICA officials and staff. You made all that we thought
impossible become a reality. You are doing a very important job all over the world.
Thank you very much!
40 days ago we were strangers—22 foreigners from 17 countries and 7Japanese. Now, we are close friends; we are a Japanese international family. It
doesn’t matter who you are — judge, policeman, prosecutor, defense lawyer or
professor — we have more than we could expect. We have experienced
international cooperation by forming friendships in “Lounge B”. And believe me,this cooperation is the most important; it will help and enrich us more than official
diplomatic and political relations between our respective countries.
Brazil, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua
New Guinea, Panama, The Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Tajikistan, Thailand,Ukraine, Viet Nam and Japan — we met here at UNAFEI with the main idea todiscuss and share our respective countries’ experiences, gain new knowledge andlearn best practices on the theme of “The State of Cybercrime: Current Issuesand Countermeasures”. We studied and worked hard, and with the help of
UNAFEI professionals, visiting experts, and ad hoc lecturers, we achieved thecourse objectives, and now we can share our unique experiences in our countries.
Our sincere gratitude goes to Mr. YAMASHITA Terutoshi, Director of
UNAFEI and his dedicated team of professionals. Arigato Gozaimasu! Withyour help and a well-organized programme that included a variety of methods andlearning processes, we did our best. Your support and unbelievable help was very
important to us.
On behalf of my fellow participants I would like to say thank you very muchto our “father in law” Mr. MORINAGA Taro, Deputy Director of UNAFEI, for
his wisdom and dedication to the programme.
We offer our special thanks to our Programming Officers — professor
MORIYA and professor WATANABE — for your patience and good mood.

We also want to express our best wishes and greetings to all faculty andstaff of UNAFEI, for those who made our lives better and provided a friendly
environment for us — Professors, the Secretariat, the Sections of Training andHostel Management Affairs, International Research Affairs, General and Financial
Affairs and of course our Linguistic Adviser. Your sincerity and openhearted
smiles make us better. And your fantastic waving every time that we arrive to anddepart from UNAFEI — unforgettable. Thank you for your hospitality!
Our special greeting and thanks to the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation(ACPF) and its Kisei-kai and Yokohama branches for organizing and facilitatingwonderful tour programmes, receptions, a breathtaking night dinner cruise and theamazing Grand Sumo Tournament. That was truly an awesome and unforgettable
experience for all of us.
Actually, we have had a lot of new experiences in Japan during our stay. As
for me, my first impression of Japan was — "I'm home!" One might think that wehave similar customs and ways of life in our countries, but I say NO, not similar atall.
Nevertheless, here in Japan we felt so peaceful as never before. First of all,the beautiful nature. All you can imagine — you can find here. This is a paradisefor people like me, who adore mountains, peace for your mind and freedom.

The next point, unbelievable cultural heritage — thousands of shrines,
temples, cities and small towns with their own histories and their own stories.
In every single place you will find something special, some story, somethingthat you will like and that will be close to your heart.
Japan is a country where everything is made for people. Every detail ofeveryday life is made for your convenience.
Thank you, our precious Japan, we have totally fallen in love with you forthe ages!
But the most important part of Japan — the Japanese people. Every personon the street is ready to help you as soon as you ask. No time constraints or
language barriers — if you need help, the Japanese people always do their best. Itis Japanese hospitality!
I tried to ask every participant of this course about their opinions andfeelings after staying in Japan, and to try to express and describe Japan and theJapanese people only in one word. Do you know what they said? Now I will share
their responses with all of you. They said that the Japanese people are:Friendly

patient

duty-boundHelpfulkindvery polite

Disciplined

contributing

beautiful

Accommodating

unbelievable

life changing

Wonderfulbreath taking

honestExceptional

positivedelightful

Incredible

amazing

fantasticThose words are all about you, my friends, the Japanese participants!!! –Mr. HOSHI Takashi, Ms. KAWABATA Yuko, Mr. SATO Hiroyuki, Mr. SATO
Takeru, Mr. TOYAMA Katsuya, Mr. UEHARA Taku and Ms. URAOKA
Naoko !!!
Thank you, dear friends, for the amazing time that we spent with all of you,for fun, sleepless nights and unforgettable days. Thank you for your patience andhospitality. Thank you for making dreams and crazy ideas come true!
And finally, let me on behalf of all participants of our 160th International
Training Course, express our sincere gratitude to all of you and say again thankyou very much. We enjoyed every minute that we spent in Japan. And I am sure
you will hear the words “You are welcome in my country and my home!” fromevery participant!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!
DOUMO ARIGATO GOZAIMASHITA !!!