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Japan Economic Newswire
December 26, 2014 Friday 10:54 AM GMT
Japan to open embassies in Namibia, Armenia, Marshall Islands
TOKYO, Dec. 26
TOKYO, Dec. 26 - The Foreign Ministry said Friday that Japan will open
embassies on New Year's Day next Thursday in Namibia in southern
Africa, the former Soviet republic of Armenia and the Marshall Islands
in the Pacific.
That will raise the number of Japan's overseas diplomatic offices to
207, including 139 embassies. No new buildings have been built to
house the new embassies, the ministry said, meaning they will be
located in leased buildings.
"We expect the opening of these embassies will help...bilateral ties
strengthen and develop," the ministry said in a statement, noting that
Namibia and Armenia have rich resources and the Marshall Islands is
located in an important sea lane for Japan.
In line with the government policy of better communicating its
messages overseas, the Foreign Ministry is seeking funds in the budget
for a new fiscal year from April to open a total of 15 more diplomatic
offices, such as in Turkmenistan and Albania.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
December 26, 2014 Friday 10:54 AM GMT
Japan to open embassies in Namibia, Armenia, Marshall Islands
TOKYO, Dec. 26
TOKYO, Dec. 26 - The Foreign Ministry said Friday that Japan will open
embassies on New Year's Day next Thursday in Namibia in southern
Africa, the former Soviet republic of Armenia and the Marshall Islands
in the Pacific.
That will raise the number of Japan's overseas diplomatic offices to
207, including 139 embassies. No new buildings have been built to
house the new embassies, the ministry said, meaning they will be
located in leased buildings.
"We expect the opening of these embassies will help...bilateral ties
strengthen and develop," the ministry said in a statement, noting that
Namibia and Armenia have rich resources and the Marshall Islands is
located in an important sea lane for Japan.
In line with the government policy of better communicating its
messages overseas, the Foreign Ministry is seeking funds in the budget
for a new fiscal year from April to open a total of 15 more diplomatic
offices, such as in Turkmenistan and Albania.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress