Malawi-Japan-Commitment

Japan to promote exchange programme with Malawi


APA-Lilongwe (Malawi) A Japanese envoy to Malawi, Motoyoshi Noro, on Tuesday stressed his government\’s commitment to promote personnel exchange programmes, including the sending of Japanese volunteers to assist in the country’s development.

Malawi is the world\’s largest recipient of Japanese volunteers who are deployed in various sectors of development like education, agriculture, HIV/Aids and health.

So far 1,400 volunteers have served in the country since 1971 when the first group arrived here. Currently Malawi has 90 Japanese volunteers.

Speaking after an audience with President Bingu wa Mutharika on Tuesday in Lilongwe, Noro said the programmes would facilitate and deepen mutual understanding between the two countries.

"We will endeavor to introduce Japanese culture, both traditional and modern, to the people so as to bring Japan closer to Malawi," he added.

Consequently, he said, bilateral relations between the two countries shall expand and strengthened further.