Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Mr. Takashi Kurai hosted a dinner at his residence to exchange views with the Members of Pakistan-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group in the National Assembly, on Wednesday 18th May 2016.
Ambassador Takashi Kurai welcomed H.E. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker National Assembly and President of Pakistan-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the distinguished members of the Pakistan-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group.
The Ambassador said that in the long run, people-to-people relations is a very foundation for the whole relationship between two countries and thus to enhance exchange of the members of the parliaments, who are representatives of the respective people, is of fundamental importance. In this context, he reiterated the significance of the visit of the Group members to Japan February last year and pledged all the efforts to be made for the Japanese side to reciprocate accordingly.
Japan and Pakistan established the diplomatic relation in April 28, 1952. Since then, both the countries have been enjoying the cordial and friendly bilateral relations in a wide range of areas. Japan also started its economic cooperation for Pakistan in 1954 and has built good bilateral relations stretching over the decades.
