【Photo Diary】 (3) Visit to Cambodia and Malaysia
I would like to share with you some of the photographs taken during my visit to Cambodia and Malaysia between March 22 and 27, 2023, in my capacity as chairman of The Nippon Foundation, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination and Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for National Reconciliation in Myanmar
[March 25, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]
It aims to develop Southeast Asia’s next generation of leaders by providing opportunities for promising individuals from ASEAN in areas such as politics, government, business, and academia to broaden their cultural horizons and add to their accomplishments.
As part of the project, a series of workshops and lectures have been held in the region, with speakers from Japan, ASEAN, the United States and European countries.
[March 26, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]
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He raised the issue of the increasing influx of immigrants from Indonesia and evacuees from Myanmar, which is having a growing impact on Malaysia’s economy, educational and welfare policies.
I told him that The Nippon Foundation has supported 2,000 Ukrainians fleeing their country in the wake of Russia’s invasion, underscoring the importance for Japan to work out a sweeping immigration policy.
Before heading to the airport to return to Japan, I talked with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim over the phone and congratulated him on taking up the top post in November 2022.
He said he was sorry not to be able to meet me in person this time due to what he called a miscommunication on the part of his staff. The prime minister had returned to Malaysia from Saudi Arabia the previous day and was going to visit Myanmar the following day. He asked me to come back to Malaysia in the near future.
“No problem,” I said, adding I would do so anytime he was ready.
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