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Turkmenistan and Japan are committed to the traditional bonds of friendship and mutual support

Turkmenistan and Japan are committed to the traditional bonds of friendship and mutual support

ArmInfo.On July 22, 2021, a visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan to Tokyo headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov had started. As is known, the visit was timed to the participation of the national team of Turkmenistan in the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in the capital of Japan – in Tokyo.

On July 23, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov was received by the Emperor of Japan Naruhito. On behalf of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the head of Turkmen delegation expressed warm greetings to the Emperor and the congratulatory words on the occasion of the start of the XXXII Summer Olympic Games, as well as conveyed the wishes of happiness and prosperity to the whole Japanese nation. 

In his turn, Emperor Naruhito thanked the head of Turkmen delegation for kind message and expressed the wishes for peace and wellbeing to the highest leadership and the people of Turkmenistan. During the talk, the sides highly apprised Turkmen-Japanese relations on the whole spectrum of collaboration.  

In the same day, the meeting of the Chairmen of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees on Economic Cooperation Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Hiroyuki Tsubai was held. The meeting was also attended by the representatives of business circles of Japan, among which such companies as «Itochu Corporation», «Mitsubishi Corporation», «Sumitomo Corporation», «Sojitz Corporation», «Marubeni Corporation», «Komatsu Ltd» and «Kawasaki Heavy Industries». 

The parties discussed the current state and prospects of development of trade-economic and investment cooperation between the two countries which is consistently developing due to the strong political will, economic potential and mutual understanding of the sides. Such spheres as energy, extraction of mineral resources, gas chemical industry, transport, agro industrial complex and others were designated among the priority vectors of partnership.     

In this respect, the successfully completed projects with participation of Japanese companies were presented as examples, in particular the plant for the production of ammonia and carbamide in the city of Mary, a complex producing the polyethylene and polypropylene in the village of Kiyanly, a plant for the production of carbamide in the city of Karabogaz, and the plant for the production of gasoline from natural gas (GTG) in the Akhal velayat of Turkmenistan. 

The parties also paid special attention to the strategic vectors of developing cooperation, including the issues of establishing in Turkmenistan a modern industrial-technological infrastructure in participation of Japanese companies, which might be used by both countries in the future for further improvement of economic ties with the regions of Middle and Near East, as well as the basins of Caspian Sea, Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.    

The sides expressed adherence to further development of Turkmen-Japanese relations. Upon the outcomes of the talks, the signing of bilateral documents in the banking and financial spheres, as well as in the area of transport and road-building machinery took place.

Then, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Kiyoshi Ejima.

The parties analyzed the development of collaboration between the two countries, particularly reflected in the “Roadmap for Cooperation in the Field of Infrastructure”. The unfolding of joint projects in the area of transport with its financial component was analyzed. The opportunities of developing cooperation in the area of energy and industry were considered.    

Special emphasis at the meeting was made on the development of partnership on the area of “green energy”. The interest of the Turkmen side to adapt the expertise of Japan in the field of using the renewable sources of energy was reiterated. The parties expressed hope for the continuation of constructive cooperation in all the spheres posing mutual interest. 

During the meetings with Japanese officials, the head of the Turkmen delegation invited the Japanese side to take part in the solemn ceremony of the commissioning of the new gas turbine power plant in Lebap province of Turkmenistan, the construction of which was implemented by «Sumitomo Corporation» (Japan).

In the same day, the Turkmen delegation attended the official opening ceremony of the XXXII Summer Olympic Games.  The Emperor of Japan Naruhito who is the Honorary Patron of Tokyo-2020 Olympic and Paralympics Games announced the opening of the Games. The athletes from Turkmenistan also take part in the current Games.

On July 24, within the framework of the visit to Tokyo, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga.

At the beginning of the meeting the head of the Turkmen delegation conveyed the words of greetings and respect as well as the congratulations of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the Prime Minister and the peoples of Japan on the occasion of the beginning of the XXXII Summer Olympic Games.

As is known, during the telephone talk between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga, which took place on 13th of May of the current year, the parties defined the new content of a friendly, confidential Turkmen-Japanese dialogue.

During constructive talks the parties highlighted the timeliness of the meeting where there is an opportunity to discuss the actual issues of the bilateral agenda.

So, the interaction of the two countries on the platform of regional and international structures was considered, the effectiveness of the dialogue “Central Asia + Japan” was especially stated, as well as the importance of a well-established mechanism of bilateral partnership in trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian directions was highlighted.

Especially noting the effectiveness of regular contacts of the representatives of state and private sectors of Turkmenistan and Japan, the sides outlined priorities of interaction on the broad specters, aimed at practical implementation of concrete projects in gas, chemical, transport and agricultural spheres. The parties underlined the need of further improvement of the contractual-legal basis of the bilateral cooperation.

The effectiveness of the dialogue through the Joint Committees on Economic Cooperation and Inter-parliamentary Groups of Friendship of two countries was stated.

It was underlined that the open and business discussion of the results and prospective directions of cooperation with the participation of the representatives of the large companies of Japan and the Government members of Turkmenistan, allows to timely resolve the emerging issues and stimulate further progress.

The current and prospective joint projects in the field of energy, industry, healthcare, education, innovations and modern technological solutions were considered in detail.

 

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