On December 23, 2022, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asian states met with the Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the countries of Central Asia and Japan, Taro Aso, in the Parliament of Japan. During the meeting, it was noted that inter-parliamentary relations are one of the key areas for expanding partnership between Central Asia and Japan. At the same time, a striking example of active inter-parliamentary cooperation is regular contacts and meetings of parliamentary...

On December 23, 2022, in the morning, a delegation of Turkmenistan visited the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), where they met with the president of the agency, Akihiko Tanaka. During the meeting, the importance of training programs in the functioning of JICA was noted, which provide partner countries with the opportunity to acquire practical knowledge based on Japanese experience. The effectiveness of JICA trainings in various areas, such as economics and finance, education, en...

On December 22, 2022, the 14th joint meeting of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees for Economic Cooperation was held in Tokyo. To participate in the work of this forum, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Meredov arrived in Japan on a working visit. At the beginning of the work, the Turkmen side made a brief review of the general state of bilateral trade and economic relations. It was emphasized that over the past few years, with the par...

On December 21, 2022, at an extended meeting of the government of Turkmenistan, the Chairman of the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan G.Mammedova announced the adopted Resolution to classify the new, modern administrative center of the Ahal region as a city with the rights of  a district and give it the name "Arkadag". According to the document, the administrative center of the Ahal region will be moved to the city of Arkadag. At the same time, the area in 2 thousand 370 hectares o...

On December 21, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the General Executive Director of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Nobuhiko Sasaki. At the beginning of the meeting, the head of the Turkmen delegation emphasized the importance of the initiatives of the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, put forward during his visit to Japan in September 2022. Also, the Turkmen side propos...

On December 21, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov had a meeting with the President of the company "Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd." Tatsuya Watanabe, during which the main areas of cooperation and ways to increase the effectiveness of interaction were discussed. The interest of the company in the further development of cooperation with Turkmenistan was noted. In this context, the parties noted with satisfaction the results of negotiations between the State Conc...

On December 21, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov met with the Executive Director of the Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) Atsuo Kuroda, which provides insurance coverage for financing joint economic projects implemented by the Japanese and Turkmen sides. During the meeting, the parties considered issues of partnership in the investment field and discussed new opportunities for cooperation, including the activities of NEXI to attract various financia...