On 2 April 2025, on behalf of the APTERR Secretariat, Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, the General Manager, led the staff members to warmly welcome Mr. Aro Kasakawa, the new Japanese Expert from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan, to be part of the APTERR Secretariat, and support APTERR activities. Mr. Kasakawa is a successor of Mr. Akinori Ando, the current Japanese Expert, whose term was terminated at the end of March 2025. The tenure of Mr. Kasakawa will last for two years of working at the APTERR Secretariat, from April 2025 to March 2027.
