The second meeting of the “Central Asia – Japan” business dialogue was held in Tokyo on July 4.

The meeting was organized by the Japanese ROTOBO Association with the support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The meeting was attended by ambassadors of Central Asian countries to Japan, representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heads of economic committees created with the countries of Central Asia and delegates from Japanese business circles, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

The Turkmen side in its speech emphasized the current state of trade and economic relations between Turkmenistan and Japan, priority areas of cooperation, favorable conditions created for conducting business relations by Japanese companies in Turkmenistan.

It was noted that the first summit of heads of state of the “Central Asia – Japan” dialogue, which is planned to be held in the near future, will fully contribute to the expansion of trade relations between the states of Central Asia and Japan.

Following the meeting, the participants signed a Joint Statement, the source notes.