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Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Komura's TICAD Ministerial Meeting Thematic Events Attended "Innovation in Africa " (results)
August 23, 2024
On Friday, August 23, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs KOMURA Masahiro attended the TICAD Ministerial Meeting’s thematic event "Innovation in Africa" hosted by the United Nations University and delivered opening remarks, which are summarized below.
- In his opening remarks, Mr.Komura stated that Japan has built a relationship of trust with Africa through the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), which celebrated its 30th anniversary. He also stated that, in cooperation with the concerned parties and with a dynamic Africa, Japan will continue to promote solutions to mutual challenges through the TICAD process.
- He also expressed his hope for a meaningful discussion on how the ever-advancing technology and science will affect the development of the African continent today to President Marwala of the United Nations University, who moderated the panel discussion.
- He concluded his opening remarks by expressing the Japan's will to continue working with our African friends to build a bright future for Japan, Africa, and the world.
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(Reference2)United Nations University (UNU)
A United Nations organization headquartered in Japan, it is both a think tank and a graduate school, working to help resolve difficult global issues such as violence, conflict, and environmental destruction, which are also challenges in Africa, and to academically clarify their interrelationships.