Ambassador of Qatar to Japan and Commissioner General of the State of Qatar Pavilion at the Expo H E Jaber Jarallah Al Marri during the foundation stone laying ceremony.
Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar held the foundation stone laying ceremony for its pavilion project at the International Horticultural Exhibition “GREEN×EXPO 2027” in Yokohama, Japan, marking the start of the project’s implementation phase, as part of the State’s preparations to participate in this international event scheduled to be held from 19 March to 26 September 2027.
The ceremony was attended by Ambassador of Qatar to Japan and Commissioner General of the State of Qatar Pavilion at the Expo H E Jaber Jarallah Al Marri, Deputy Commissioner General and Chair of the Committee for Organizing and Preparing the State of Qatar’s Participation in the Expo Dr. Fayqa Abdullah Ashkanani, and Director of the Projects Management and Development Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Vice Chair of the Committee Eng. Abdulaziz Al Rumaihi.
The ceremony was also attended, from the “GREEN×EXPO 2027” side, by Commissioner General of the Expo H E Ambassador Jun Shimmi and Secretary General of the Expo Masato Komura, along with a number of representatives of the entities concerned with organizing the Expo and implementing the Qatar Pavilion project.
The ceremony included official speeches, beginning with H E Jaber Jarallah Al Marri, followed by speeches by Ambassador Jun Shimmi and Masato Komura, before the foundation stone laying ceremony was held with the participation of representatives of the State of Qatar and the Expo organizing entities. Al Marri affirmed that laying the foundation stone represents an important milestone in the State of Qatar’s participation in “GREEN×EXPO 2027,” while also reflecting the depth of the friendship and cooperation relations between the State of Qatar and Japan.
He said, “Qatar’s participation in Yokohama comes as an extension of its experience in hosting the International Horticultural Expo 2023.”