Banners welcoming the Hon'ble
Minister for External Affairs, Government of India and the Deputy
Chief Cabinet Secretary, Government of Japan, at the Launch
Hon'ble Minister
K. Natwar Singh being greeted by Onkar S. Kanwar, President,
FICCI and Dr. Amit Mitra, Secretary General, FICCI; Also seen
in the picture are Ashwani Kumar, MP & Chairman, IJFP; Ramesh
Chandran, Executive Director, Forums of Parliamentarians and
Ashok K. Kantha,Jt Secretary (EA), Ministry of External Affairs.
Shri Natwar Singh greets the
audience, while Onkar S. Kanwar looks on.
Onkar S. Kanwar
making the welcome address.
K. Natwar Singh, making the
inaugural address at the launch.
On the dias, (L
to R) : Dr. Amit Mitra, Masaaki Yamazaki, Ashwani Kumar, Onkar
S. Kanwar, H.E Yasukuni Enoki and Ramesh Chandran look on as
the External Affairs Minister makes his address.
Masaaki Yamazaki, Deputy Chief
Cabinet Secretary, Government of Japan, conveying the felicitations
of PM Junichiro Koizumi, on the occasion of the launch of the
IJFP.
Ashwani Kumar makes
his address as Chairman of the Forum and reads the Message of
the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, at the launch.
The ceremonial lighting of the lamp by the
dignitaries.
Shri K. Natwar Singh and Ashwani
Kumar exchange notes.
H.E Yasukuni Enoki
and Ramesh Chandran listen attentively.
The Ambassadors of several countries
(front row) at the launch
A view of the audience
at the launch. Nirmala Deshpande, MP; Krishan Kalra, Addl. Secretary
General; Shyama Chona, Principal, Delhi Public School, Gitanjali
Kirloskar, Chiarperson, India-Japan initiative , Shankar Bajpai,
Former Indian Ambassador to the U.S. seen listening attentively.
Dr. Mitra giving the vote of
thanks.
Shri Natwar Singh
in a conversation with Gitanjali Kirloskar at the post launch
cocktail
