Al-Lafi meets in Tokyo with the President of the African-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship League.INFORMATION MINISTER VISITS HAVANA, MEETS HIS CUBAN COUNTERPART

Tokyo: At the conclusion of his visit to Japan, the representative of the Presidential Council (PC), Abdullah Al-Lafi, met in Tokyo with the President of the Japan-Africa Parliamentary Friendship League and a number of members of the Japanese House of Representatives. The meeting, held in the presence of a member of the Libyan House of Representatives, Ayman Saif Al-Nasr, focused on enhancing cooperation between the two countries and encouraging the return of economic activities and Japanese companies to Libya. According to the PC, Al-Lafi also met with Akihiko Tanaka, head of the government agency JICA (the Japan International Cooperation Agency), which is concerned with coordinating efforts of the Japanese government to provide support in building peace in the world's countries. The meeting was attended by Mohamed Aoun, Minister of Oil and Gas, Abdullah Al-Hassi, and Al-Taher Al-Baour, National Reconciliation Advisor, charged with the duties of Minister of Foreign Affairs, who stressed Libya's commitment to supporting peace-building efforts in the country through the National Reconciliation Project. Al-Lafi held a meeting with Atsushi Sonami, head of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, affiliated with the Japanese government, who in turn stressed the provision of technical and advisory support to Libya through the national reconciliation project to achieve security and stability for the Libyan peopl Source: Libyan News Agency Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad al-Makary, visited today Havana where he met with his Cuban counterpart, Alfonso Noya Martez, in the presence of the Lebanese Ambassador to Cuba, Namir Nour El-Din, and Mr. Elias Khalil. During the meeting, Minister Makary stressed "the importance of raising one's voice against the war of extermination waged by the Israeli enemy against the Palestinians." He agreed with his Cuban counterpart on "the importance and necessity of holding the -Operation Truth Conference - at the present time in light of the increasing misinformation by the dominant media." Both ministers agreed during their talks on several points, emphasizing the responsibility of the media towards providing correct information to the people, in addition to agreeing to prepare a joint program regarding the Lebanese expatriates residing in Cuba and to enhance cooperation and exchange of experiences between both countries. For his part, the Cuban Minister of Information stressed 'the importance of unity as a strategy to convey the image of truth,' considering that 'what is most important today is not only portraying the truth about Cuba to the world, but the truth of all oppressed peoples who are subjected to aggression and siege.' It is to note that Minister al-Makary is currently on an official visit to Cuba, where he took part in the 'Operation Truth Conference", during which participants from thirty countries around the world discussed the role of the media and its responsibility in conveying the truth to the peoples without neglecting the Palestinian issue. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon