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of their institutions and countries with respect to private sector participation in their economies and the role of foreign direct investments, especially in infrastructure development.

Mr. Mamoru Sekiyama, Chairman of the TICAD V Support of the Keizai Doyukai (also Vice Chairman of Marubeni Corporation) welcomed the delegation, and emphasized the willingness of Japanese business to engage actively with officials from the public and private sector in Southern Africa.

He advised that the Keizai Doyukai had prepared a strategy paper for presentation to the TICAD V meeting in June, 2013. He emphasises that their submission foresaw a new strategy that should contribute to nation building by developing human resources and to the development business persons in Africa. It would also promote public-private sector collaboration in human resource development.

They also stressed the need to support, and collaborate with, regional economic communities, such as SADC while increasing the quantum, flexibility and transparency of Japanese development assistance in Africa.

The meeting was also attended by Mr. Yohei Furuhata, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nippon Signal Co., Mr. Akio Hayashi, President of Kairin Juku School, Mr. Osamu Hirose, Vice Chairman, Advisory Board, Cerberus Japan K. K., and Mr. Kiyohiko ITO to the Managing Director of Keizai Doyukai.