Iraqi ambassador visits quake-hit Niigata

Iraqi ambassador visits quake-hit Niigata

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Ghanim Alwan al-Jumaily (R) meets with Kashiwazaki Mayor Hiroshi Aida during a visit to the earthquake-stricken city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture on July 25. Al-Jumaily says he wants to give words of encouragement to members of the Self-Defense Forces, which took part in reconstruction work in southern Iraq for two and a half years until July last year.

New Iraqi envoy to Japan hopes to boost ties at grassroots level

New Iraqi envoy to Japan hopes to boost ties at grassroots level

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Ghanim al-Jumaily, the new Iraqi ambassador to Japan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad on Sept. 30. He expressed hope that bilateral relations will be boosted not only on the government-to-government levels but also at the grassroots levels through exchanges including those by nongovernmental organizations.

New Iraqi envoy to Japan hopes to boost ties at grassroots level

New Iraqi envoy to Japan hopes to boost ties at grassroots level

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Ghanim al-Jumaily, the new Iraqi ambassador to Japan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad on Sept. 30. He expressed hope that bilateral relations will be boosted not only on the government-to-government levels but also at the grassroots levels through exchanges including those by nongovernmental organizations. (Kyodo)

Iraqi ambassador visits quake-hit Niigata

Iraqi ambassador visits quake-hit Niigata

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Ghanim Alwan al-Jumaily (R) meets with Kashiwazaki Mayor Hiroshi Aida during a visit to the earthquake-stricken city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture on July 25. Al-Jumaily says he wants to give words of encouragement to members of the Self-Defense Forces, which took part in reconstruction work in southern Iraq for two and a half years until July last year. (Kyodo)