Serdar Berdimuhamedov Takes Part in the First “Central Asia–Japan” Dialogue Summit
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov on Saturday took part in the first summit of the “Central Asia–Japan” dialogue at the highest level, held in Tokyo. This was reported by the newspaper Türkmenistan.
The summit was also attended by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as well as Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi.
Speaking at the summit, the President of Turkmenistan noted the shared commitment of the countries to developing long-term and sustainable partnership, emphasizing the importance of further expanding cooperation between Central Asia and Japan, primarily in the economic and investment spheres.
Among the priority areas of multilateral cooperation, the head of the Turkmen state highlighted the “green” transition, hydrogen energy, the climate agenda, and the development of transit transport connectivity.
The summit participants discussed key issues related to elevating six-party cooperation to a new level and exchanged proposals on strengthening political dialogue, business ties, and humanitarian exchanges.
The “Central Asia–Japan” dialogue has been operating since 2004 and serves as a key platform for Japan’s interaction with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
