A Japanese parliamentary delegation, headed by the member of the House of Representatives, director of the international relations department of the Liberal democratic party of Japan Kazunori Tanaka was received at the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan.

A Japanese parliamentary delegation, headed by the member of the House of Representatives, director of the international relations department of the Liberal democratic party of Japan Kazunori Tanaka was received at the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan.

During the meeting with the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan S.Otamuratov it has been highlighted that the relations between Uzbekistan and Japan are consistently developing in all spheres, particularly in the field of parliamentary relations, an important legal basis for which have been the agreements, reached during meetings of heads of two states . In particular, the official visit of President Islam Karimov in February 2011 in Japan, the official visit of Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in October 2015 to our country gave new impetus to the mutual relations.

Japan is one of the strategic partners of Uzbekistan. Relations between our countries have been developing on the basis of more than 140 documents, including the Joint Statement on Friendship, Strategic Partnership and Cooperation, as well as the joint statement on deepening and expanding strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and Japan.

Consistent cooperation has been established between the parliaments of our countries. Regular visits of delegations at various levels are organized, fruitful meetings are held. The League of Friendship with Uzbekistan at the Japanese parliament, Leagues of Friendship "Democratic Party of Japan - Uzbekistan", "Liberal Democratic Party of Japan - Uzbekistan", as well as inter-parliamentary group "Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan - Japan's parliament" at the Uzbek parliament serve the further development of active and effective cooperation in this direction.

Members of the parliamentary delegation of Japan commended the peaceful policy of Uzbekistan, aimed at ensuring security and stability in the region and stressed that they are interested in further development of the relations with Uzbekistan in the areas of parliamentary, trade, economy and other fields.

- Uzbekistan is a leading country in Central Asia, Kazunori Tanaka said. - It is gratifying that the mutual cooperation between our countries is developing dynamically in all spheres. The parliamentary reforms, implemented in Uzbekistan, and achieved successes are noteworthy. I would like to emphasize the activity of MPs. We support the further strengthening of mutually beneficial cooperation and friendly ties between Uzbekistan and Japan.

Members of the Japanese delegation were briefed on the activities of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis.

During the meeting the sides exchanged views on the current state and prospects of cooperation between the legislative bodies of Uzbekistan and Japan.

The Japanese delegation also held talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.