WORKING VISIT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HALK MASLAHATY OF THE MILLI GENGESH OF TURKMENISTAN TO JAPAN

From September 25 to October 1, 2022, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a working trip to Japan.

On September 26, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Japan Hosoda Hiroyuki.

During the meeting, Arkadag Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed sincere condolences on behalf of the President and the people of Turkmenistan, as well as on his own behalf, in connection with the untimely death of the ex-Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.

In continuation of the meeting, issues of building up the inter-parliamentary dialogue were considered. In this regard, esteemed Arkadag put forward a number of proposals for further strengthening inter-parliamentary ties. Firstly, it was proposed to strengthen the work of the Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group, secondly, to create and effectively use the mechanisms of youth inter-parliamentary interaction, thirdly, to increase the role of women in inter-parliamentary relations, and fourthly, to intensify the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Speaker of the Lower House of the Japanese Parliament, in turn, noted the interest of his country in building up partnership with the Turkmen side in the field of energy, and expressed support for the initiatives put forward by the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan to develop parliamentary diplomacy.

On the same day, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met in Tokyo with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the «Çalik Holding» group of companies Ahmet Chalyk, during which an exchange of views took place on the current state of mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, including energy and construction.

On September 27, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a business breakfast with the heads of the companies «Kawasaki Heavy Industries», «SANKO SELKO CO. LTD», «Komatsu Ltd», «Itochu Corp.», «Mitsubishi Corp.», «Sumitomo Corp.», «Marubeni», «Sojits Corp.», «JGC», as well as with the head of the Japanese sector of the Turkmen-Japanese Committee for Economic Cooperation, Chairman of the Board of the company “Rönesans Holding”. On the same day, esteemed Arkadag held a number of bilateral meetings with the heads of large Japanese companies. During the mentioned meetings, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Milli Gengesh Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted the expediency of updating the Roadmap of Cooperation in the field of infrastructure in Turkmenistan and enrich it with new relevant projects, in order to sign this document at the 14th meeting of the Turkmen-Japanese Committee for economic cooperation.

The importance of considering the issue of attracting Japanese companies to export high-value-added products from Turkmenistan was also noted.

Along with that, the urgency of diversifying the joint financing mechanism was emphasized, in particular, the creation of a special account for safe settlements between the buyer and the seller of the Escrow Account.

Interest was expressed in using various forms of project financing with payment for output, direct investment and others.

At the same time, interest was shown in studying the Japanese experience in green and hydrogen energy and in creating modern high-tech industries focused on the release of competitive products.

It was also proposed to study the possibility of attracting small and medium-sized Japanese enterprises to do business in Turkmenistan and accordingly, Turkmen ones in Japan.

On the same day, Chairman of the upper house of the Parliament of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the state funeral ceremony of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, while honoring the memory of the deceased and laying the flowers at his grave.