Newly Appointed Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Masato Watanabe Presented Credentials to President Md. Abdul Hamid
Dhaka: 16 July 2015
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Newly appointed Ambassador Masato Watanabe presented his credentials to His Excellency Md. Abdul Hamid, Honourable President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, in Dhaka today.
Ambassador Watanabe joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1980 and most recently served as Consul-General of Japan in San Francisco. Prior to that assignment, he was Vice-President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
On his assumption of the Ambassadorship, Mr. Watanabe issued the following message:
“It is a great pleasure and a badge of honour for me to assume the ambassadorship in Bangladesh.
Japan recognized Bangladesh right after its independence, and has since then supported its nation-building. Japan and Bangladesh have been maintaining a very close relationship in a wide range of areas including development cooperation, trade and investment, and cultural and people exchange. Moreover, Bangladesh is one of the most friendly countries for Japan. The country’s warm support in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake was a testimony to this exceptional amity.
Located at the crossroads between India and South-East Asian countries, Bangladesh has a history of being a trading centre of goods and ideas, and uniting different peoples and cultures. Endowed with these geographical advantage and cultural diversity, and getting commendable achievements in economic and social developments in recent years, I believe, Bangladesh is a country with tremendous potential.
Last year witnessed historical mutual visits of the two countries’ Prime Ministers. Both sides promised to enhance bilateral relationship by nurturing the “Japan-Bangladesh Comprehensive Partnership”. I will make sincerest efforts to strengthen and develop the time-tested bilateral relations even further.
The two Prime Ministers’ mutual visits have added impetus to the expansion of bilateral economic activities including investment and trade. To further strengthen this momentum, I intend to work actively with the Government of Bangladesh as well as the country’s private sector with a view to further improving investment climate and further enhancing stability and democracy.
The history of the two countries’ peoples’ exchange is rich both in volume and in quality. These include not only high-level interactions, such as those between political leaders and senior officials, but also between academics, media, youth and sports and cultural personalities. I would like to build on these splendid ties and further enhance people-to-people relations.
Lastly, I would like to reiterate my intention to make an all-out effort to further develop the existing friendship between Japan and Bangladesh. Please feel free to speak to me whenever you see me. I look forward to seeing, listening to and talking with you.”
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