Japan-Burundi Relations (Basic Data)
January 2010
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- 1 July, 1962 (Date of the recognition of the State)
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Republic of Burundi: 1 (Jan. 2007)
- Number of Burundi nationals residing in Japan: 14 (Dec. 2006)
- Trade with Japan (2006):
- Exports: 18 million yen (coffee, etc)
- Imports: 203 million yen (automobiles, etc)
- Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-2005):
- none
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 3.3 billion yen
- Grants: 14.9 billion yen
- Technical cooperation: 0.7 billion yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to the Republic of Burundi:
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Year Name Dec. 2006 Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masayoshi Hamada - From the Republic of Burundi to Japan:
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Year Name 1995 Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, NGENDAHAYO Oct. 1995 ex-President BUYOYA Dec. 2001 Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, SINUNGURUZA
(TICAD Ministerial Meeting)Sep. 2003 Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, SINUNGURUZA Nov. 2006 Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, BATUMUBWIRA
Recent Trends
Japan has been supporting the peace process with party concerned. Japan intends to provide appropriate assistance for the regional and international endeavors for the establishment of peace and stability in the Great Lakes Region including Burundi.
In this regard, Japan decided in March 2005 to extend emergency grant assistance of about 3 million US$ for the elections in Burundi and about 3.68 million US$ for Burundian refugees.
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