Meeting between Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and H.E. Dr. Mutrif Siddiq, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan

October 13, 2009
Japanese

On October 13, Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with H.E. Dr. Mutrif Siddiq, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for about half an hour from 1:30 p.m. Dr. Siddiq is visiting Japan to attend the Japan-Sudan Policy Dialogue.
At the meeting, they exchanged views on the bilateral relations including economic cooperation, implementation of the Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and peace talks on Darfur. Mr. Fukuyama stated that the new administration of the Government of Japan would continue and strengthen the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) process and actively address issues faced by Africa.
Both sides shared the view that they would continue to actively cooperate in such areas as the implementation of the CPA, the enhancement of bilateral economic relations, and other areas.

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