Events for January - June, 2019 (Public Relations and Culture)

On Tuesday, May 28, 2018, Embassy of Japan in Timor-Leste organized a Reporting Session for JENESYS2018 Participants. About 120 people attended the event including H. E. Mr. Salvador Pires, Minister of Public Works who is also the alumnus of JENESYS2016, Mr. Antonio de Araujo, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, Embassy of Japan in Timor-Leste held a Reception to Promote Tokyo 2020 Games at the Ambassador's Residence. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, H. E. Mr. Dionisio Da Costa Babo Soares, Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of Timor-Leste, President of Timor-Leste National Paralympic Committee, President of Timor-Leste Sports Confederation, former Timorese Olympic and Paralympic athletes attended the reception.

On Thursday, March 14, 2019, Ambassador of Japan to Timor-Leste, H. E. Mr. Hiroshi MINAMI gave a lecture on "Japanese Foreign Policy and the Bilateral Cooperation between Timor-Leste and Japan" at the National University of Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL) Auditorium. The lecture was attended by approximately 50 people including Dr. Aurelio Guterres, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and university students.

On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, Embassy of Japan in Timor-Leste organized a reception for Japanese University Graduates of Timor-Leste at Ambassador's Residence. Approximately 50 people participated in the gathering, including returnees from Japan. New scholarship recipients who are going to Japan in April were also introduced during the reception.