Japanese PM Shinzo Abe plans Central Asia tour
14/04/2015 11:43
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe plans Central Asia tour
14/04/2015 11:43
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe can pay a visit to Uzbekistan in late August, the Japan Times reported.
The report said that Shinzo Abe plans to visit Kazakhstan and four other Central Asian countries in late August, hoping to strengthen ties with these resource-rich nations.
The five-nation tour will be aimed at expanding Japan’s sources for purchasing such energy and mineral resources as petroleum, natural gas and rare metals.
The envisioned tour is set to be the first of its kind by a Japanese leader since August 2006, when then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited Central Asia.
During the tour, Abe intends to communicate Japan’s stance of aiding development in the countries by boosting private-sector investment and trade in natural resources.
Abe will also convey Japan’s policy of helping the nations improve their infrastructure by extending official development assistance.
An inflow of terrorists and narcotics from Afghanistan have been a serious cause of concern in the region. Thus Japan will also provide assistance with the construction of border control facilities and access to narcotics detection equipment.
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