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The History of the Japan-Lebanon Relations

1953: Japan Lebanon Aviation Agreement was signed

1954 November: Diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Japan was established 

1954: Delegation of Japan opened in Lebanon

1957: Delegation of Lebanon opened in Tokyo

1959: Lebanon and Japanese delegations upgraded to Embassies

1969: Maritime Traffic and Aviation Mutual Income Tax Exemption Agreement between Japan and Lebanon was signed

1995: Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Yasuo Fukuda visited Lebanon

1996: Minister of State for Financial Affairs of Lebanon, Fuad Siniora visited Japan

1996: Minister of Electricity and Water Resources of Lebanon, Elie Hobeika visited Japan

1996: Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri visited Japan

1997: Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri visited Japan

1997: Chairman of Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives of Japan, Ichiro Aizawa visited Lebanon

1997: Chairman of the Japanese-Lebanese Interparliamentary Friendship Group, Yoshirou Mori with the members of the group visited Lebanon

1999: Foreign Minister of Japan, Masahiko Koumura visited Lebanon

2000: Chairman of the Lebanon-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association, Talal Merabi visited Japan

2001: Prime Minister, of Lebanon Rafic Hariri visited Japan

2001: Minister of Economy and Trade of Lebanon, Basel Fleihane visited Japan

2001: Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Seiken Sugiura visited Lebanon

2002: Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri visited Japan

2002: Minister of Economy and Trade of Lebanon, Basel Fleihane visited Japan

2002: Chairman of the Lebanon-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association, Yashin Jaber visited Japan

2002: Special Envoy for the Middle East of Japan, Tatsuo Arima visited Lebanon

2004: President of Finance and Budget Committee of the Parliament of Lebanon, Samir Azar visited Japan

2004: Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Kazunori Tanaka visited Lebanon

2009: Special Envoy for the Middle East of Japan, Yutaka Iimura visited Lebanon

2010: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Hisashi Tokunaga visited Lebanon

2013: Member of the Lebanese National Assembly, Mohammad Kabbani visited Japan

2014: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Takao Makino visited Lebanon

2015: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kentaro Sonoura visited Lebanon

2017: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kentaro Sonoura visited Lebanon

2017 September: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Masahisa Sato visited Lebanon

2018 April: Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Lebanon, Hariri by Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign of Japan 2018 October: Joint concert between the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music and Japanese Taiko Drumming performers was held in Beirut

2019: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Keisuke Suzuki visited Lebanon

2020 January: Meeting between Japanese Ambassador to Lebanon and the President of the Lebanese Republic 

2023 December: Japan-Lebanon Foreign Minister’s Meeting  

Source

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

https://www.mofa.go.jp

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