TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On March 23, commencing at 5:30 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foregin Affairs of Japan received a courtesy call from Christian Toussaint, Director-Genaral for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti, who was visiting Japan. The summary is as follows:

At the outset, State Minister HORII welcomed Director-General Toussaint's visit to Japan. He referred to the long-standing friendship between the two countries, which marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year. He expressed his pleasure that bilateral relations have been further strengthened through ...