Diana Farah

DUBAI: Chairman of the Japan-Jordan Association SASAKI Mikio congratulated the people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on its 76^th anniversary of their Independence Day.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II said on Wednesday that the Jordanian government will work on program to develop the public sector during his Independence Day speech.

Mikio commended the king’s “strong leadership and the tireless commitment of the Jordanian authorities and people in these turbulent times with COVID-19.”

Congratulatory message from Mr. SASAKI Mikio, Chairman of Japan-Jordan Association on the occasion of Jordan’s 76th Independence Day Anniversary (published in the Japan Times on the 25th of May 2022):#independence76#عيد_الاستقلال_76#وتستمر_المسيرة#الأردن pic.twitter.com/iK1pGzUkgK

— Embassy Of Jordan Japan (@JoEmbassyJPN) May 25, 2022

The chairman also said Japan witnessed great achievements with the 24 Jordanian athletes that competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games last summer.

In his congratulatory message, Mikio added that under the leadership of Jordan’s Royal Family, “Jordan has and continues to play an important role in the stability and security of the Middle East and is one of Japan’s most important partners.”

He praised the long history shared between the two nations and said the bilateral relationship was one that can help make economic and cultural ties stronger.

Diplomatic relations between Jordan and Japan were established on July 14, 1954, signifying their 68th anniversary soon.