This gratitude was echoed by Mr Hirofumi Hirano, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Senior Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Mr Ken Okuda, during meetings with the Director-General in Tokyo on 16 February 2012.

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The keynote address was delivered by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Neioti Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi who spoke in his capacity as the Acting Minister of Education, Sports and Culture.

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Irina Bokova held also bilateral meetings with the Minister of Education Boubekeur Benbouzid, the Minister of Culture Khalida Toumi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mourad Medelci, the Minister of Youth and Sports El Hachemi Djiar and the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

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