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JICA Chair’s Special Lecture at the Rondeli Foundation
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Location: Rondeli Foundation
Main participants: about 30 experts and intellectuals, including Shinichi Kitaoka, Special Advisor to JICA, Akira Imamura, Ambassador of Japan to Georgia, President of the Ronderi Foundation, and former diplomats.
JICA Chair Special Lecture at the Free University of Tbilisi
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Location: Free University of Tbilisi
Main participants: JICA Special Advisor Shinichi Kitaoka, Japanese Ambassador to Georgia Akira Imamura, Vice Rector of Tbilisi Free University, Director of the Japan Center at Ilya National University, students with strong interest in Japan including those from neighboring universities, and about 90 others
Special Lectures
On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, JICA Special Advisor Shinichi Kitaoka delivered the “JICA Chair Special Lecture” at the Ronderi Foundation and Tbilisi Free University in Georgia, mainly to former diplomats and other experts, intellectuals, and students.
Both lectures were entitled “Recent developments of Japan’s security and foreign policy,” and the discussions showed that Georgia, which has been affected in no small way by the war in Ukraine, has a strong interest in Japan’s security and foreign policy. Both lectures were followed by a discussion on “Recent developments of Japan’s security and foreign policy,” which showed that Georgia, which has been affected by the war in Ukraine, is also very interested in Japan’s security and foreign policy.
The Rondeli Foundation, a think tank that conducts research, analysis, and education on strategic issues in Georgia and abroad, was joined by former diplomats and other security experts and pundits for the lecture. In the question-and-answer session that followed the lecture, participants discussed what kind of security and foreign policy can be adopted to protect the security of nations and their citizens in a situation where the influence of the United Nations has been considerably reduced, the future of the war in Ukraine is unclear, and countries bordering Russia, including Georgia, are feeling a strong sense of insecurity. The discussion was about what kind of security and foreign policy can be adopted to protect the security of the nation and its people.
At the Free University of Tbilisi, one of the three universities in Tbilisi that offers Japanese language courses, discussions were held on what Georgia should do to overcome the crisis as Russia is losing the trust of the world, the influence of the expanding China, and other issues touching on the similarities between Georgia and Japan, both of which have large countries as neighbors. The discussion touched on such issues as the similarities between Georgia and Japan, both of which have large neighboring countries.
These special lectures provided an opportunity to promote understanding of Japan in Georgia and further increase interest in the country, and the event was a great success.
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