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Her Excellency Dr. Fawzia bint Nasser Al-Farsi, Undersecretary for Education and Curricula, Dr. Fawzia came to Japan with 2 attendances on June 30. She flew to Hiroshima on July 4, after finishing her schedule in Tokyo.
Dr.Fawzia visited the Naval Academy, attended a welcome party held by Hiroshima-Oman Friendship Association
at night on July 4. On July 5 of 2003, I saw and learned various things at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, was moved the history that many lives were lost and Hiroshima city was destroyed. I wished that this history would make people stop war and manufacturing weapons such as massive destructive weapons. I respected citizens in Hiroshima for the attitude toward peace, appreciated warm reception and the explanation of exhibits by director of the museum. I was in deep grief and pain, as I saw sorrowful scene here. We all have to make efforts not to repeat the “Tragedy of Hiroshima” and achieve everlasting world peace. I pray for further development and success in Japan, and would like to express my heartfelt thanks to people in Hiroshima. May world peace be forever. Dr. Fawzia bint Nasser Al-Farsi, Undersecretary for Education and Curricula |
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| Press Release (June 29, 2003) H.E. Dr. Fawzia delivers a lecture in Japan [To boost cooperation in education between Japan and the Sultanate] Her Excellency Dr. Fawzia bint Nasser Al-Farsi, Undersecretary for Education and Curricula will leave on June 29 for a visit of 8 days to Japan , to discuss different aspects of the Secondary Education with the Japanese government officials, and visit educational institutions. The idea of this significant visit was suggested when H.E. Koichiro Matsuura, Director General of UNESCO visited the Sultanate of Oman in December 2002 for "the International Conference on Secondary Education for a better future". During his visit, H.E. Matsuura met with H.E. Dr. Fawzia and H.E. the Ambassador of Japan who arranged an invitation from the Government of Japan to Her Excellency to show her the recent educational reforms in Japanese education and thus, to contribute to the development of the education in Oman. The Undersecretary will be discussing with Their Excellencies Members of the House of Representatives on the further expansion of the existing friendly relations. Visits to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will be arranged too, to exchange views on educational reforms in both countries and, international cooperation in UNESCO. There will be also tours to secondary schools, teachers' training universities and a cadet school in order to familiarize with all aspects of Japanese education. The visit program will not only develop the understanding of Japanese education but will also provide Japanese people with an opportunity to listen to Her Excellency’s lecture entitled “Status Quo of Education in Oman and the Arab World” on July 2 in Waseda University, Tokyo, which concluded MOU with Sultan Qaboos University in June, 2002. It was the idea of Her Excellency to give a lecture at the university, and the Embassy of Japan welcomes and appreciates the constructive initiative to consolidate the relationship between Japan and the Sultanate. Furthermore to the official program in Tokyo , the Undersecretary will be visiting Hiroshima where the world's first atomic bomb was dropped in August 6, 1945 ; and Kyoto , the ancient capital of Japan and home of the imperial court for 1,100 years from 794 to 1868. (The detailed program is available on the Embassy homepage) Japan wishes to activate multi-layered relationships between Japan and the Sultanate of Oman as part of the Dialogue among Civilizations, besides the strong economic and trade partnership. The Embassy of Japan hopes that the visit program will build positive relations in the educational field, and the Embassy takes this opportunity to express its appreciation towards the Government of Oman for its cooperation to this program. For more information, please contact: Embassy of Japan (Information & Culture Section) |
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