Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori on Sunday said that they would remain as a friend of the country regardless of the political change and who the leader is.
"I have explained to the chief advisor and the different advisors that regardless of the political change, Japan has been a long-standing friend of Bangladesh.
And regardless of who the leader is, we have been conducting a substantial amount of assistance vis a vis Bangladesh," he said while replying to a question.
The ambassador was attending a press briefing at the Embassy with the Japanese team that conducted excavation works of the remains of former Japanese soldiers who were buried in the Mainamati war cemetery from November 13 to November 22.
The ambassador said he had discussed with relevant advisors "how we can respond to the needs and requests by the new Bangladesh, the new government of Bangladesh."
"And when we think about the economic recovery, Japan is a long-standing friend, we are working with you for the betterment of the country," he said, adding that challenges will remain.
"But we have been doing it for over 50 years. We will continue to do so," he said.
