H.E. Amb. Said Djinnit, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union (AU), to Visit Japan

September 2, 2004

Amb. Said Djinnit, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union (AU), will be visiting Japan from September 3 (Fri) to 9 (Thu) at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During his stay in Japan, Amb. Djinnit will hold talks with top Japanese officials including H.E. Masatoshi Abe, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Sadako Ogata, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and will exchange views on wide-ranging subjects: conflict issues in Africa such as the Darfur issue in the Sudan, and measures to strengthen Japan-Africa and Japan-AU relations.
Amb. Djinnit's visit is expected to expedite Japan-AU consultation on future cooperation policy on such items as the consolidation of peace in Africa, a priority sphere in the process of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), the axis of Japan's policy toward Africa, and to work toward establishing a foundation for strengthening the general relationship between Japan and AU.

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