9/21/2010
H.E. Ambassador Al-Otaibi hosts a dinner for H.E. Mr. Komizo, the newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to the State of Kuwait

Kuwaiti Ambassador to Japan H.E. Mr. Abdul-Rahman Al-Otaibi and Madam Jamilah Al-Otaibi hosted the dinner in honor of the newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to the State of Kuwait H.E. Mr Yasuyoshi Komizo and Mrs. Mieko Komizo.
H.E. Mr Komizo indicated that he will take over the results that have been achieved thus far by the predecessor, H.E. Mr Masatoshi Muto, and promised H.E. Mr Al-Otaibi that flourishing exchanges between Japan and Kuwait will be maximized.
Addressing attendees at the dinner, H.E. Mr. Al-Otaibi noted that H.E. Mr. Komizo’s assignment is one of the crucial elements for a further strengthening of the bilateral relations between Japan and Kuwait.
And H.E. Mr. Al-Otaibi wished H.E. Mr. Komizo for his success as the Japanese Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
H. E. Mr. Haruobu Yonegana, a member of the House of Councillors, stated his experience of visiting Kuwait as covering the 2003 Invasion of Iraq as a journalist of Japanese Fuji TV Company that he would very much like to contribute into any activities for deepening the friendly relations between the two countries H.E. Mr. Kozumi, the former Japanese Ambassador to Vienna International Organization, will be assumed his duties as Ambassador of Japan to the State of Kuwait the end of this month.

Among the guests at the dinner were:
• H. E. Mr. Saeed Ali Al-Nowais, Ambassador of UAE
• H. E. Mr. Sid Ali Ketrandji, Ambassador of Algeria
• H. E. Dr. Walid Mahmoud Hussein Abdelnasser, Ambassador of Egypt, and Madam Dahlia Abdelnasser
• H. E. Mr. Haruobu Yonegana, a member of the House of Councillors, and Mrs. Yukiko Yonenaga
• Mr. Takehiro Kagawa, Deputy Director-General of Economic Bureau of MOFA
• Mr. Nobuhisa Degawa, NHK Senior Commentator
• Ms. Eriko MURATA, Kuwait desk of Middle East Div. II of MOFA