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NEWS
ANGOLA
INTERVIEW
アンゴラ独立40周年を祝して
ANGOLA CELEBRATES 40 YEARS
OF INDEPENDENCE
H.E. MR. JOÃO MIGUEL VAHEKENI
AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA TO JAPAN
On November 11, 2015 in Tokyo, the
Embassy of Angola celebrated 40
years of Independence. JAPAN and the
WORLD magazine covered the event.
His Excellency, João Miguel Vahekeni,
shared with us his proudest moments
as the Ambassador to Japan and
ambitions for the years to come.
2015年11月11日に在日アンゴラ大使館
は東京で独立40周年のレセプションを
開催し、JAPAN and the WORLD誌はこ
のイベントをカバーしました。
ジョアン・
ミゲル・ヴァイケニ大使は大使職として
最も誇りに思えるひと時を共に分かち合
い、将来に向けての抱負を語りました。
Excellency, you have just celebrated
the 40 years of independence of Angola
by organizing a beautiful reception in
Tokyo. How important was it for you
to celebrate this day in Japan?
The occasion was an opportunity to show to our
friends in Japan Angola’s trajectory in the last
40 years, particularly during the post-civil war
period, peace is an irreversible achievement.
Peace is an irreversible
achievement.
The event also highlighted the strong ties
that the Embassy has been building with
civil society here in Japan, as shown by the
diverse performances featuring Japanese
students and musicians at the reception.
Angola is now a mature country and is ready
to work hand in hand with Japan.
In March 2015, you have achieved
a milestone by taking over 100
Japanese business people to
Angola to show them all the latest
opportunities in Angola.
JAPAN AND THE WORLD MAGAZINE
H.E. Mr. João Miguel Vahekeni
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola to Japan.
What was the outcome of this
business mission? Do you intend to
repeat it in 2016? service of the national interests of his country.
As such we wear many hats, one of them being
the economic relations hat.
An ambassador is someone who is in the Following the business forum we have been
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