Mr. Masaharu Kohno, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit India and Pakistan

July 17, 2007

Mr. Masaharu Kohno, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, will visit India and Pakistan from July 17 (Tue) to 20 (Fri).
In India, Mr. Kohno will participate in the Japan-India Strategic Dialogue on Economic Issues, which will be held for the first time, as the chief delegate of the Government of Japan. Mr. Kohno will also meet with Mr. Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, and other key figures of the Government of India.
In Pakistan, Mr. Kohno will attend the Third Japan-Pakistan High-Level Economic Policy Dialogue as the chief delegate. He will also meet with Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of State for Economic Affairs, and other key figures of the Government of Pakistan.

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