(Arabic Translation is attached/الترجمة العربية مرفقة)
March 14, 2012
No.10
The Reception in Commemoration of the Great East Japan Earthquake
- On March 14, the Embassy of Japan held the Reception in Commemoration of the Great East Japan Earthquake – towards “Open Reconstruction”- .
- At the beginning of the ceremony, participants paid one minute's silent tribute to the victims of the disaster. H.E. Mr. Susumu Hasegawa, Ambassador of Japan to Republic of Iraq made a speech stressing the ability of people of Japan to reconstruct its country and its economy.
- After H.E. Mr. Hasegawa’s speech, H.E. Dr. Rozwsch Nouri Shaways, Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Iraq made a speech expressing support of the people of Iraq to the brotherly people of Japan in the crisis.
- The Embassy of Japan believes that the reception offer a great opportunity to express its gratitude for Iraqi people as well as the international society and to show all the Japanese efforts to recover from the Earthquake.
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