Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC held a joint virtual meeting with Mrs. Carmen Gisela Vergara, Executive Director of ProPanama, the investment and export promotion agency of the Republic of Panama and Mr. Hiroshi Wago, Vice-President of Innovation and Sector Intelligence of ProColombia, the trade and investment agency from the Republic of Colombia.

Dr. Diaz explained about the objectives and activities of JAPOLAC and conveyed the interest of JAPOLAC to cooperate with ProPanama and ProColombia to promote products of both countries in the Japanese market.

The meeting also offered an opportunity to establish closer cooperation between trade and investment promotion agencies of Panama and Colombia.

Thanks to the generosity of Kiyomura Corporation, more than 10 members of JAPOLAC received the first shot of Moderna vaccine on Friday, July 9, 2021 at the offices of company.

Kiyomura Corporation not only has vaccinated its employees, but also has offered Moderna vaccination to various people not affiliated with the company complying with a noble social cause.

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of JAPOLAC expressed his gratitude to Mr. Kiyoshi Kimura, President of Kiyomura Corporation, and wished continued success for the company.

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of the Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC), together with Mrs. Martha Zelayandia, former Ambassador of El Salvador, and Honorary Member of the Association held a meeting with Ms. Claudia Perez, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua to explain the objectives and activities of the Association.

Ms. Perez expressed her thankfulness for the visit and introduction of the Association, whose information she will convey to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua to consult and explore ways to cooperate with JAPOLAC.

Mrs. Martha Zelayandia, former Ambassador of El Salvador to Japan and Honorary Member of the Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC) paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Yoshiaki Harada, Member of Parliament and President of the Interparliamentary League Japan-El Salvador, with the purpose of informing about the objectives and activities of JAPOLAC.

Mr. Harada welcomed the establishment of the Association and expressed his good wishes and support for the activities of JAPOLAC. Mr. Harada also pointed out that the Association offers an excellent platform to further strengthen and expand ties between Japan and LAC countries.

Dr. Ritter Diaz, Representative Director of the Japan Association for Promotion of Latin America and the Caribbean (JAPOLAC), together with Mrs. Martha Zelayandia, former Ambassador of El Salvador to Japan and Honorary Member of the Association held a video conference with Mr. Keisuke Nakamura, Representative for Asia of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Asia Office, to explain the objectives and activities of the Association.

Dr. Diaz expressed the interest of JAPOLAC to explore ways to cooperate with IDB in the promotion of business between small and medium size companies from Japan and Latin America and the Caribbean, and for that purpose, explained that JAPOLAC will soon be launching the Business Network Platform (BNP) to connect companies at both end of the Pacific.

Mr. Nakamura welcomed the establishment of the Association and expressed his best wishes for the successful development of JAPOLAC. He also recommended JAPOLAC to exchange opinions with the business platform of IDB to intensify the expansion of business between Japanese and LAC companies.