Amir to participate in Japan Emperor’s enthronement

QNA/The Peninsula
Doha: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani left for Tokyo yesterday to participate in the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, slated for October 22 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. H H the Amir will also attend the dinner banquet which will be held on the occasion.

Representatives from over 190 countries and organisations across the globe are expected to attend, as well as members of the government, said the Embassy of Japan in Qatar in a statement, yesterday. The ceremony will see guests in attendance witnessing Emperor Naruhito’s declaration of his official enthronement.

This visit comes nine months after H H the Amir’s visit to Japan in January of this year during which a number of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed in different fields, in addition to the signing of a joint declaration on the establishment of a strategic dialogue mechanism between the governments of Qatar and Japan to strengthen the existing relations and encouraging cooperation in all fields.

The Embassy added that this reflects the depth of our relations and gives a clear indication of the determination of both countries’ leadership to develop those relations to advanced stages of long-term strategic partnership.

Japan attaches the highest level of importance to Qatar as the third-largest supplier of LNG to Japan. On the other hand, Japan is also the number one trade partner of Qatar with a trade volume reaching to $16bn in 2018 with a growth rate up to 23 percent from the 2017 trade volume, which was $13.1bn.

The Embassy said that Japan also appreciates Qatar’s diplomatic efforts which contribute to the stabilisation of the region and its pro-active diplomacy which never fails to bring better effect on not only the Qatari side but also the counterpart countries.

“We also believe that the FIFA 2022 shall be a great success. Before this big event, in Japan we have Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Therefore we are gladly willing to share our experience as a host including security measures and logistical support and public relations with Qatar,” said the Embassy.

“Last but not least, as we celebrate this very special occasion in Japan, we are truly grateful to His Highness for his keenness to share this auspicious celebration with the Japanese people,” it added.

يشارك حضرة صاحب السمو الشيخ تميم بن حمد آل ثاني أمير البلاد المفدى، في حفل تنصيب جلالة الإمبراطور ناروهيتو إمبراطور اليابان، الذي سيقام يوم، الثلاثاء، الموافق 22 أكتوبر الجاري في القصر الإمبراطوري بالعاصمة طوكيو، كما سيحضر سموه مأدبة العشاء التي ستقام بهذه المناسبة.