DUSHANBE, 04.08.2023 (NIAT Khovar) – On August 3, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavki Zavkizoda met with Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Ms. Yoshikawa Yuumi.

It was noted with satisfaction that the foreign trade turnover between Tajikistan and Japan for the first half of 2023 increased by 1.7 times compared to the same period last year. And the foreign trade turnover of Tajikistan and Japan in 2022 amounted to $108.5 million.

The parties signed memorandums between the Government of Tajikistan and the Government of Japan within the framework of the Japan International Cooperation Volunteers Program (JOCV). Within the framework of these documents, Japan will send experienced specialists (doctors, engineers, technologists, programmers, designers and others) to the priority socio-economic sectors of Tajikistan free of charge.

The parties also discussed issues of expanding bilateral trade cooperation, including increasing funding for priority projects of Tajikistan, creating joint industrial enterprises using Japan’s advanced technologies in free economic zones, exporting Tajikistan’s environmentally friendly products and creating logistics centers.

It should be noted that 2,500 citizens of Tajikistan were trained under the program of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and 100 civil servants — under the grant project «Educational Scholarships for Human Resource Development (JDS)» in Japan.

The meeting also focused on the issue of establishing cooperation in the field of labor migration.

In addition, the parties exchanged views on establishing cooperation in the implementation of green and digital economy projects in Tajikistan.