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From Madrid, “The desert is not silent” went to Tokyo, the capital city of the Japanese Empire, the land of technology.
On April 5th 2005, His Excellency Engineer Saif Al Islam Al Qadhafi, President of the Gaddafi International Foundation for Charitable associations, and His Royal Highness Prince Tomo Hito, brother of the Japanese Emperor, have presided over the opening ceremony of the exhibition "The Desert is Not Silent" in its 9th station, at the Japan Foundation Hall, in Tokyo .
Japanese highest personalities attended this important cultural ceremony such as, His Excellency Koike Yuriko, the Japanese Minister of the Environment, Japanese former Prime Minister Mori, some Japanese members of government, managers of important Japanese companies and artists.
During his stay in Japan, His Excellency Saif Al Islam Al Qadhafi, as the head of the Libyan official delegation to the world 2005 exposition in Aichi, Japan, presided over the national day of the Libyan Pavilion which was constructed under the theme “Yellow and Blue is Green”, this theme been the testimony that Libya, the country of desert, has been fertilized by man action, especially through the gigantic project of the Great Man Made River.
His Excellency Saif Al Islam Al Qadhafi was received by Japanese Prime Minister Yunichiro Koizumi. He was also received by the President of the Japanese Parliament and used this occasion to discuss with several parliamentarians from various political parties.
His Excellency Saif Al Islam Al Qadhafi was the guest of honour of some Japanese cities holding specific economic projects, such as Takahara. During his stay in Japan His Excellency Saif Al Islam has given several lectures and presided over the breakfast meeting at the Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East on April 6th 2005.
“The desert is not silent” the world traveling gallery of Libyan antiquities and arts, was a marvelous and successful event in the event, been consider by Japanese and international media as part of the Libyan Pavilion. The touring gallery stayed in Tokyo till April 14th, 2005 and attracted about 11 000 visitors.
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