The Iikura Guesthouse of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday (December 24) held the 9th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of ‘Central Asia plus Japan’ Dialogue, attended by heads of government departments of Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
In his welcoming speech, the Japanese FM Hayashi Yoshimasi stressed the importance of promoting a new development model with a focus on investing in people to achieve sustainable development in the Central Asian region (CA).
In their turn, the FMs of the CA region expressed their interest in strengthening ties in the field of sustainable development via establishing a virtuous circle in which CA human resources could contribute to the economic growth of their region by utilizing their experience in Japan, including through the use of Japan's Specified Skilled Worker System and Technical Intern Training Program. Besides, parties expressed interest in cooperation in the field of decarbonization through the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM). In light of the difficult international situation, the participants also exchanged views on the use of the ‘Trans-Caspian International Transport Route’.
‘The Ministers concurred on the importance for Central Asia of cooperation in the field of investments, trade, digital connectivity, healthcare, agriculture, education and research, water energy and climate change, as well as transportation and logistics seeking access to the sea, noted interest in reviewing the result of the study on the “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route” conducted by the public-private study mission of Japan’, the joint statement reads.
The next Foreign Ministers' meeting will take place in Kazakhstan.
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