Central Asian and Japanese Fms Adopt Joint Statement At 6th Ashgabat Meeting, Next Meeting Will Be in Tajikistan in 2018

AKIPRESS.COM - The delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan led by Minister Erlan Abdyldayev attended the 6th meeting of the Central Asia + Japan Dialogue on May 1 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry reported.

The Dialogue session was attended by delegations of the foreign ministries of all five countries of Central Asia and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.As a result of meeting, a joint statement on long-term cooperation and further strengthening of relations between the countries of Central Asia and Japan was signed.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Azlov became a chairman of the dialogue and he announced that the 7th meeting will be held in Tajikistan in 2018.Within the framework of the dialogue, the representatives of the parties discussed issues of joint cooperation covering the entire range of interstate relations. There was also an exchange of views on topical issues of ensuring regional security and sustainable development, creating favorable conditions for effective partnership in the trade and economic sphere, and active exchange in the cultural and humanitarian area.

Participants of the meeting expressed their commitment to Turkmenistan's...