Kazakhstan took part in the 8th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the "Central Asia + Japan" dialogue

Nur-Sultan, April 15, 2022 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Adil Tursunov took part in the 8th ministerial meeting of the "Central Asia + Japan" dialogue via videoconference, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the states of the Central Asian region and Japan.

Over the past three decades, the countries of Central Asia and Japan have accumulated significant experience of fruitful cooperation in all areas. A constructive dialogue has been established in bilateral and multilateral formats, while trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation has been dynamically developed.

Tursunov in his speech highly appreciated the dynamically developing multifaceted cooperation of our country with Japan within the framework of an expanded strategic partnership. The Kazakh side proposed to intensify cooperation in the fields of healthcare, agriculture, digitalization, environmental protection, and other sectors.

The participants of the high-level online meeting discussed in detail several topical issues on the international and regional agendas, and outlined prospects for expanding cooperation in the areas of trade, economic and investment cooperation, healthcare, ecology, sustainable development and regional security.

The first meeting of the Central Asia + Japan Dialogue initiated by Japan took place in Nur-Sultan in 2004. The main areas of cooperation within the framework of the format are political dialogue, development of intraregional cooperation, promotion of business, intellectual dialogue, cultural ties and strengthening of human capital. The 9th ministerial meeting of the CA + Japan dialogue is scheduled to be held in Tokyo by the end of this year.