TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 20. Uzbekistan
and Japan’s Sojitz Corporation discussed attracting Japanese
expertise, financial institutions, and training programs to support
prospective transport projects in Uzbekistan, with particular
attention to aviation infrastructure development, Trend reports via Uzbek
Ministry of Transport.
The talks took place during a meeting between Uzbekistan’s
Minister of Transport Ilkhom Makhkamov and Sojitz Chief Operating
Officer Masahito Hashimoto on the sidelines of the official visit
of the President of Uzbekistan to Japan.
The sides exchanged views on expanding cooperation in the
transport sector by leveraging Japan’s advanced experience and
financing mechanisms, as well as establishing collaboration in the
training of qualified specialists for the industry.
Following the meeting, the parties outlined further steps to
deepen bilateral cooperation in developing Uzbekistan’s transport
sector, including projects related to aviation infrastructure.
Earlier, within the framework of Central Asia + Japan Summit
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev met
with Sojitz Corporation executives, Masayoshi Fujimoto and Kosuke
Uemura. The parties discussed the importance of accelerating the
implementation of a combined-cycle power plant project in the
Syrdarya region amid growing electricity demand.
