Tokyo, September 11th \u2013 The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Tha\u00e7i, during his second day of the state visit to Japan, met with the members of the Friendship Association at the Japanese Parliament.<\/p>\n
At this meeting, president Tha\u00e7i stated that Friendship Association has grown larger and has that new MP\u2019s have joined it, and at the same time invited them to visit Kosovo.<\/p>\n
According to the President, opening of the Japanese Embassy, which will take place very soon in Prishtina, is yet another proof of the cooperation and ever expanding friendship between the two states.<\/p>\n
\u201cRelations with Japan are improving exponentially, for which I need to thank Prime Minister Abe, the Foreign Affairs minister and all of you honourable friends,\u201d said the President.<\/p>\n
President Tha\u00e7i also spoke about Kosovo\u2019s aspiration for speedy membership in NATO and European Union.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Kosovo there is full consensus on the fact that there is no other alternative to a fast membership in NATO and European Union, thus joining the western values,\u201d said the President.<\/p>\n
Ryu Shionoya, chairman of the Kosovo friendship group, stated that all MP\u2019s, members of this group, will engage in increasing of the trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n
The dinner was attended by the Olympic Games minister, now in his new post at the LDP party, MP Eto, elected for 13 times, Foreign Affairs deputy Minister Ms. Abe, who visited Kosovo in February, Prime Minister Abe\u2019s security Adviser Mr. Sonoura and Mp Nakajama, from Osaka, until recently chairman of the foreign affairs committee.<\/p>\n
MP Kenji Wakamyia, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Japanese Parliament, even though not a member of the Association, was also in attendance, and he expressed his readiness for the expansion of cooperation, especially in economy.<\/p>\n
President Tha\u00e7i, will continue his agenda tomorrow with other meetings with representatives of the state of Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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