Letter of Condolence by Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio on the Passing of Former President Hage G. Geingob of the Republic of Namibia

[Provisional translation]

On February 5, following the passing of H. E. Dr. Hage G. Geingob on February 4, Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, issued a letter of condolence to H. E. Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, President of the Republic of Namibia. 

In the letter, Prime Minister KISHIDA stated that on behalf of the Government and the people of Japan, he would like to express his sincere condolences to the Government and the people of the Republic of Namibia. Prime Minister Kishida also commemorated the former President’s tremendous contribution to the development of the partnership between Japan and the Republic of Namibia, including promotion of investment by Japanese companies, touching upon the former President’s visit to Japan and his attendance in the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) held in August 2019 in Yokohama.