Visit of Mr. Rodolphe Adada, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Relations with Francophone Countries of the Republic of Congo, to Japan

October 26, 2006

Mr. Rodolphe Adada, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Relations with Francophone Countries of Congo, will visit Japan from October 29 (Sun) to November 1 (Wed) as Guest of the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
During his visit, Mr. Adada will have talks with Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and other government leaders, to have a wide-ranging exchange of views on such matters as Japan-Republic of Congo relations, peace and development in Africa. (The Republic of Congo is the chair country of the AU (African Union) in 2006.)
It is expected that the forthcoming visit to Japan by Mr. Rodolphe Adada will further enhance the friendly and cooperative relations existing between the two countries. Mr. Rodolphe Adada, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, attended the Third Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD III) in 2003. This will be his fourth visit to Japan.

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