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The successive expansion of constructive cooperation on a wide range of issues of political, trade, economic, investment, cultural and humanitarian cooperation were discussed by the representatives of the foreign ministries of Uzbekistan and Japan during the next round of consultations held in Tashkent, the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan reported on June 10.

The Japanese delegation was headed by the Deputy Director General of the Bureau of European Affairs of Japanese Foreign Ministry, Takeshi Hikihara. Japan Ambassador to Uzbekistan Fumihiko Kato also participated in the political consultations.

The sides noted the progressive nature of the development of bilateral relations within the framework of the Joint Statement on friendship, strategic partnership and cooperation, which was signed in 2002.

The realization of agreements reached during the high level meetings and negotiations held in February 2011 in Tokyo, is considered to be a priority for both countries.

As it was emphasized, the official visit of Uzbek president Islam Karimov to Japan, gave a powerful impulse to bilateral relations and basically filled all directions of cooperation with a new practical content.

Today the volume of Japanese investments in the economy of Uzbekistan exceeds $2.3 billion. Japan invests in projects in the fields of railway transport, oil and gas, energy, mining, automobile industry, telecommunications, electronics, and textile industry.

The representative offices of such major Japanese corporations as Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Itochu, and Marubeni are opened in Uzbekistan.