On Monday, 26/05/2025, His Excellency Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, welcomed Hitoshi Ishizuka, the new head of the Office of the Consulate General of Japan in Erbil.
During the meeting، the Vice President congratulated Mr. Hitoshi Ishizuka on his inauguration as the new head of the Office of the Consulate General of Japan in Erbil and expressed his hope for success in his mission and expressed his readiness to extend all his support and assistance to the success of his work.
For his part، Mr. Hitoshi Ishizuka stressed the importance of continuing relations and developing his country's joint cooperation with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
The Vice President hoped that the Kurdistan Region would benefit from the advanced experiences of Japan، especially in the fields of economy، industry، education، and modern technology in order to create a strong economy for the region.