KABUL (SW) – Japan has been assured about security for diplomats in Kabul, said an official statement.
The Ministry of Interior has said via a statement Acting Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani met with Takashi Okada, Ambassador of Japan to Afghanistan.
In this meeting, Mr. Haqqani welcomed the reopening of the Japanese embassy in Kabul and called it an effective step in strengthening relations between the two countries.
Acting Minister of Interior Affairs has assured the full security of Japanese diplomats and representatives in this meeting.
The ambassador of Japan in Afghanistan has also promised that his country will continue to support and cooperate with Afghans.
According to reports, Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, announced on Friday, in a press conference that his country has resumed its diplomatic activities in Afghanistan.
The Japanese Foreign Minister added that these activities will be carried out in a limited way at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul and the decision to start a full diplomatic mission in Kabul will be made based on other conditions.
After the fall of the previous government, Japan closed its embassy in Kabul and Japanese diplomats were working temporarily from Qatar.
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