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Japan-Bangladesh E-Bulletin (62nd Issue / Feb 1, 2007)
- Making a Bridge between Japan and Bangladesh -
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[1] Recent Event on Japan-Bangladesh Relations
* New JOCVs’ Arrival in Dhaka (Jan 12, Dhaka)
[2] Information
* Prime Minister Abe’s Policy Speech (Jan 26, Tokyo)
* Foreign Minister Aso’s Policy Speech (Jan 26, Tokyo)
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[1] Recent Event on Japan-Bangladesh Relations
* New JOCVs’ Arrival in Dhaka (Jan 12, Dhaka)
Seven new Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV)
arrived in Bangladesh on Janury 12. They extend
cooperation in areas such as infection control, sports,
rural community development, Japanese language, and
science and mathematics education. They work for public
organizations all over Bangladesh for two years.
Currently, forty-eight volunteers are engaged in various
activities across Bangladesh with a good command of
Bengali language.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has
dispatched a total of 903 JOCVs to Bangladesh since March
1973. Areas of cooperation include agriculture, forestry
and fisheries, processing, maintenance and management,
civil engineering and construction, health and hygiene,
education, and culture and sports.
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[2] Information
* Prime Minister Abe’s Policy Speech (Jan 26, Tokyo)
Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, delivered a
policy speech to a plenary session of the House of
Representatives and the House of Councillors after the
opening ceremony of the 166th session of the
Diet on January 26.
For the full text of his speech, please visit the website
below:
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/abephoto/2007/01/26shisei_e.html
* Foreign Minister Aso’s Policy Speech (Jan 26, Tokyo)
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, H.E. Mr. Taro Aso,
delivered a policy speech to the 166th Session of the Diet
on January 26.
For the full text of his speech, please visit the website
below:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/fm/aso/speech0701.html
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