Uzbek delegation to participate in the Dialogue “Central Asia plus Japan” meeting

Japan initiated new format of cooperation with the Central Asian countries – “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue – to promote expanding and strengthening close relations between the region and Japan, as well as develop regional cooperation.

In August 2004, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi officially announced this initiative, which became platform for discussion of general political and economic, as well as security issues for the region.

On 28 August 2014, the joint statement of the Ministers of the Foreign Affairs of the “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue was adopted, which outlined its main principles - respect for diversity, competition and coordination and open cooperation.

The Dialogue set five main directions of cooperation between Japan and Central Asian states – political dialogues, inter-regional cooperation, business encouragement, intellectual dialogue, cultural and humanitarian dialogue.