BISHKEK (TCA) — On October 5 Bishkek will host a Kyrgyz-Japanese forum on infrastructure development, the press service of Kyrgyzstan’s Economy Ministry said.
The forum aims at boosting trade and economic cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Japan, and discussing infrastructure development issues at the levels of governments and the private sector.
The forum will play an important role in promotion of Japanese companies in the Kyrgyz market, increase in Japanese investments, and in giving a new impetus to Kyrgyz-Japanese relations.
The forum will pay special attention to cooperation in transport, infrastructure, and disaster prevention.
The forum will become a platform for meetings and discussions between government agencies and leading Japanese companies and organizations.
More than 20 large Japanese companies — such as Panasonic Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Fujitsu Corporation, NEC Corporation, and Nippon Steel — are expected to take part in the forum.
Meanwhile, on September 21 in Osh, Japanese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Yosihiro Yamamura met with Zamirbek Askarov, first deputy mayor of the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, said the press service of the Osh municipality.
The sides discussed bilateral cooperation and joint projects in the city of Osh.
During the meeting Askarov suggested the Japanese side to implement a project to install on-line video surveillance systems in the schools and kindergartens of Osh.
The deputy mayor also proposed establishing joint ventures for production of canned fruit and vegetables for export.
