On 27 January 2025, Turkmen-Japanese political consultations were held in Tokyo between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries.
The Turkmen side was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the Japanese side was headed by Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for Central Asian and Caucasus Affairs Ishikawa Masaki.
During the meeting, it was noted that the relations between Turkmenistan and Japan are developing dynamically across the whole range of bilateral agenda.
The participants of the meeting considered the issues of holding the first summit of the countries-participants of the dialogue «Central Asia + Japan».
Discussing opportunities for cooperation and topical aspects of international politics, the sides reaffirmed their commitment to expanding constructive partnership, including within the framework of authoritative international organisations, in particular the UN. Emphasis was also placed on the UN General Assembly resolution on proclaiming 2025 the «International Year of Peace and Trust» on Turkmenistan’s initiative.
Touching upon the topic of bilateral cooperation in the trade-economic sphere, the sides discussed current projects and issues related to their implementation. The positive experience of cooperation in the oil-gas and petrochemical industries, in the electric power industry, transport, etc. was noted. Here, great importance is attached to the work of the joint Committee, which is designed to facilitate the practical realisation of the solid potential for cooperation that exists.
The sides also discussed issues related to Turkmenistan’s participation in the World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka and holding of the National Day of Turkmenistan on 14 April 2025.
Within the framework of the consultations it was stated that the humanitarian sphere is an integral component of the Turkmen-Japanese partnership. It was noted that effective cooperation between the two countries has been established in education, science, cultural exchange, Japanese language teaching. Opportunities for developing cooperation in the field of digital systems and information technology were also emphasised.
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On this day, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Hisayuki Fujii.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the state and prospects of the Turkmen-Japanese interaction in political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian areas. The sides reaffirmed their readiness to further strengthen partnership on the whole range of issues.
The importance of visits at the highest and high levels in promoting interstate relations was emphasized.
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Also during the visit of the Turkmen delegation to Japan, the Turkmen delegation met with Member of the Board of Directors, Executive Vice President of Itochu Corporation, President of Machinery and Equipment, Chairman of the Japanese-Turkmen Committee for Economic Cooperation Hiroyuki Tsubai.
The sides discussed the implementation of the agreements reached at the meeting of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japan-Turkmen Economic Cooperation Committees held on 16-17 December 2024.
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