A delegation from the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) paid a working visit to Tokyo to hold meetings and negotiations at the Japanese Foreign Ministry and establish partnership with leading Japanese think tanks and research institutes.

In particular, experts from Uzbekistan met with the Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for Central Asia, Mr. Masaki Ishikawa. Prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation and cooperation in the “Central Asia + Japan” format were discussed during the talks.

Masaki Ishikawa highly appreciated Uzbekistan’s initiatives to strengthen relations of trust, good neighborliness, and mutual understanding between Central Asian countries.

The parties expressed mutual interest in using the existing potential for cooperation within the framework of the “Central Asia + Japan” dialogue initiated by the Japanese side in 2004.