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Belgian Ambassador Gunther Sleeuwagen Delivers Lecture

Update: October 28, 2016

On Thursday, October 27, Belgian Ambassador to Japan, Gunther Sleeuwagen visited ICU and delivered an English lecture on "Japan, Belgium and Europe" in Professor Takako Ueta's class "International History" (majors: Politics, International Relations)

This year being the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Belgium, Ambassador Sleeuwagen looked back on the one and a half century of friendship between the two countries. Next, he explained the current situation of European integration, an initiative Belgium has been ardently committed to. Mentioning that Japan is one of the best partners of EU among Asian nations, he expressed his expectations for Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement.

After the lecture, students actively asked questions and the Ambassador thoroughly responded to each of them.

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