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6th December 2007

  Two Bruneians to Participate in

the JENESYS International Forum

Two Bruneians will take part in an international forum in Tokyo , Japan in order to discuss several inter-cultural issues towards the creation of the East Asia Community.  They are Dr Nani Suryani, a lecturer of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and Mr Mohd Nasroul Hizam, a journalist from the Brunei Times.  Today, they paid a courtesy call to the Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Mr. Hashimoto Itsuo at the Chancellery of the Embassy of Japan.

The International Forum titled “Towards an East Asia Community: Beyond Cross-Cultural Diversity” will be held on 17th December.  It will be co-organized by the Japan Foundation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Waseda University Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies as one of the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) programmes which were initiated by the former Prime Minister, Mr. Shinzo Abe at the second East Asian Summit last January.

The Forum is divided into three sub themes: Inter-cultural, Inter-societal and Inter-faith Dialogue. This forum is convened to discuss the common issues of East Asia with young Asian intellectuals and professionals in various fields in order to contribute to the creation of an East Asian Community in the future. The participants are from ASEAN countries as well as Australia , China , India , Republic of Korea , New Zealand and Japan .

Both Bruneian participants will leave on 8th December and return on 19th December. They will have several preparatory discussion meetings and lectures for the forum as well as visit to cultural sites in Tokyo .