Visit to Haiti by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ikuo Yamahana

May 13, 2011
Japanese

From Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15, Mr. Ikuo Yamahana, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, will visit the Republic of Haiti.
As an Ambassador on Special Mission of the Government of Japan, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yamahana will attend the inauguration ceremony of Mr. Michel Joseph Martelly, President-elect of the Republic of Haiti, to be held in Haiti on Saturday, May 14. Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yamahana is also scheduled to visit the camp of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) unit deployed to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to observe their activities and inspire JSDF members, as well as to meet with Japanese NGOs and others engaged in activities in Haiti.

(Schedule)
May 12 (Thursday) Departure from Narita; Arrival in New York
　　13 (Friday) Departure from the United States (New York); Arrival in Haiti (Port-au-Prince)
　　14 (Saturday) Inauguration ceremony for the President of Haiti
　　15 (Sunday) Departure from Haiti (Port-au-Prince); Arrival in the United States (New York)
　　16 (Monday) Departure from the United States (New York)
　　17 (Tuesday) Arrival at Narita

(*This is a provisional translation. The above date denotes the date of the issue of the original press release in Japanese.)

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