January 14, 2010

During the first day of the Japanese Communist Party 25th Congress on January 13, Chair Shii Kazuo and other JCP leadership members met with attending diplomats from 19 countries.

Shii in his speech welcoming the visitors explained that the JCP’s contacts with foreign governments are an important part of its diplomatic activities, adding, “The JCP and governments of other countries have shared interests regarding some issues and have differences on others. I hope that you will take a direct look at how the JCP is working in Japanese politics which is undergoing major changes and that our mutual understanding and friendship will deepen.”

JCP leadership members attending the meeting included JCP Secretariat Head Ichida Tadayoshi, JCP Vice Chairs Ishii Ikuko, Ogata Yasuo, and Hamano Tadao, and Social Sciences Institute Director Fuwa Tetsuzo.

The following members of diplomatic corps in Japan attended the JCP 25th Congress:

Islamic Republic of Iran
Mansoure Sharifi Sadr
Deputy chief of mission

Ukraine
Mykola Kulinich
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Yuri Litovinov
Counsellor

Republic of Ghana
Ezekiel Gborfuu Kwaku Totime
Minister-counsellor

Republic of Kazakhstan
Batyrkhan Kurmanseit
First Secretary

Republic of Cuba
Jose Agustin Fernandez Cossio Rodriguez
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Republic of Kenya
Allan Wawuru Mburu
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Helal Al-Harbi
Public Relations Manager

People’s Republic of China
Wen Desheng
Counselor

Republic of Tunisia
Moezz Laouani
Counselor

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Ganesh Yonzan Tamang
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Asim Anwar
Defense Attaché

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Julio da Costa Freitas
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim


Republic of Bulgaria
Antoaneta Grigorova
Attaché (Political, Press)

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Nguyen Phu Binh
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Le Hong Hai
Third secretary

Republic of South Africa
Gert Johannes Grobler
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Kingdom of Morocco
Samir Arrour
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Lao People’s Republic
Sithong Chitnhothinh
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Paul Steinmetz
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Russian Federation
Sergey Zhestkiy
Counsellor
- Akahata, January 14, 2010