Staff Reporter
Islamabad
President Dr Arif Alvi will be leaving for Japan on a five-day official visit today on the invitation of the Government of Japan to attend the ceremony of Emperor Naruhito’s ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
The international event is likely to be attended by over 100 heads of state and government, a President House statement said.
Pakistan and Japan are long-standing friends. The cooperative bilateral relations have been on an upward trajectory, with a huge potential to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation in diverse areas such as economic, commercial, investment, IT, agriculture, human resource development and tourism.
The visit by the president would further cement the already existing friendly relations between the two countries.