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Haraj Armenian newspaper of Paris informs that at the initiative of Hiroyoshi Skava, author of "The Forgotten Genocide of the Armenians", the Aichi University of Japan took a decision to organize exhibitions on Armenian genocide in Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. "This arrangement is a chance to acquaint the Japanese with the Armenian people of which they know very little. Besides, a group of scholars will study the genocide," the daily paper writes.
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Japan a Major Donor of Armenia
Yerevan, October 25, /PanArmenian.Net/ Armenian Premier Andranik Margaryan yesterday met with Japanese Ambassador to Armenia Issey Nomura and delegation led by him. The delegation is in Armenia to participate in the Armenian-Japanese business forum, reported the Press Service of the Government of Armenia. Margaryan hoped the forum to promote bilateral trade and economic relations, attraction of investment, establishment of prospective business relations, that were a major goal of the economic policy of the Armenian Government. He considered the event as a new expression of friendly relations between Japan and Armenia, as well as the positive outcome of the June visit to Japan, during which the Armenian delegation took part in WorldEXPO-2005 in Aichi state and the opening of Armenia's pavilion. The Japanese Ambassador said he was sure that events like that will promote strengthening the friendly Armenian-Japanese economic ties. The Japanese Ambassador and businessmen considered information technologies, chemical industry, energy, precious stones and metals, as well as tourism, culture and sport as best directions of prospective cooperation. They emphasized they had been informed about Armenia's potential in those fields during the first Armenian-Japanese round table, organized in Moscow in June 2004. Within that context the parties emphasized the need for continuous exchange of information on the economic potentials of Armenia and Japan.
Although relations between Armenia and Japan develop in the spirit of mutual understanding and friendship, however they have a greater potential for greater expansion of the cooperation, Margaryan and Nomura remarked. The Armenian PM emphasized Armenia's desire to raise the bilateral relations to a qualitatively new level. Having remarked that Japan is a major donor of Armenia today, Margaryan highlighted Japanese assistance to Armenia. As of the intergovernmental agreement on energy signed in Yerevan this March, Mr. Margaryan thanked for providing a favorable credit of $150 million, which is one of the largest being provided to Armenia today. The parties noted their readiness to make efforts to gradually transfer from the policy of Japanese humanitarian assistance to Armenia, grants and favorable credits to mutually beneficial cooperation. The parties said they were sure that organization of business forums like that is an important move in that direction.Comment
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