Iran-Japan-FM
A written message from Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was delivered to his Japanese counterpart Masahiko Komura on Friday.

The message was handed over to Japan's deputy foreign minister by Iran's Ambassador to Tokyo Abbas Araqchi.

In his message, the Iranian foreign minister commented on failure of the recent meeting of Group 8 industrialized nations in settlement of major world crises held in the Hokkaido island, Japan.

The Group of Eight industrialized nations, comprise Britain, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States.

Mottaki, in his message, referred to food crisis, poverty, energy shortage, global warming, the world climate change, and underdeveloped Africa as problems threatening the future of humanity.

Stressing that injustice and spiritual poverty were two big crises endangering the world people, he regretted that the issues were not focused during the G8 summit in Japan.

Outlining the latest developments in Iran's peaceful nuclear program, he voiced Tehran's readiness to hold constructive talks with the EU representative.

As to Tehran-Tokyo friendly relations, the Iranian foreign minister called for further expansion of bilateral ties.

Mottaki also expressed satisfaction with the last month release of the abducted Japanese student, Satoshi Nakamura safely.

Nakamura, a 23-year-old Japanese student was abducted by bandits on October 8, 2007, in an Iranian southeastern region bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan as he headed from his hotel for the ancient mud-built citadel of Bam in Kerman province.

A bandit called Esmail Shahbakhsh was blamed for the kidnapping.

The Japanese government expressed its profound gratitude to Iranian officials for having made all-out efforts to secure Nakamura's safe release.