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Japan-Uzbekistan Relations

February 2011

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

Established in 26 January 1992.

Embassy of Japan opened in Tashikent in January 1993.

Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan opened in Tokyo in February 1996.

Number of Japanese Residents:

121 (as of Oct. 2009)

Trade with Japan (2008):

Export to Japan: 32.4 billion yen (gold, cotton goods)

Import from Japan: 7.9 billion yen (cars, rubber product)

Direct Investment from Japan (2008):

-1.4 billion yen

Japan's Official Development Assistance:

List of Exchange of Notes

Loans: 97.552 billion yen (the total till FY2007)

Grant: 18.879 billion yen (the total till FY2007)

Technical Cooperation: 100.12 billion yen (the total till FY2007)

Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2008):

412.7 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)

42.7 million yen (Grassroots Grant Aid)

141.0 million yen (Grant Aid for Cultural Heritage)

VIP Visits

From Japan to Uzbekistan

Year	Name
1995 Sep.	Japan-Uzbekistan Parliamentary League of Friendship.
1996 Apr.	Mr. Masayoshi Takemura, Member of the House of Representatives
1997 Jul.	Mr. Keizo Obuchi, Member of the House of Representatives
1997 Sep.	Mr. Taro Aso, Minister of the Economic Planning Agency
1998 May.	Mr. Koki Chuma, Chairman of the Committee of the foreign affairs, House of Representative
1998 Nov.	Mr. Kozo Watanabe, Deputy Chairman of the House of Representative
1999 May.	Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs
2000 Jul.	Mr. Muneo Suzuki, Member of the House of Representatives
2000 Jul.	Mr. Keizo Takemi, Member of the House of Representatives
2000 Aug.	Mr. Tsutomu Hata, Member of the House of Representatives
2001 Aug.	Mr. Tsutomu Hata, Member of the House of Representatives
2001 Oct.	Mr. Muneo Suzuki, Member of the House of Representatives
2002 Jan.	Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Former Prime Minister
2002 May.	Mr. Taro Aso, Chairman, Policy Research Council of LDP
2002 Jul.	Mr. Seiken Sugiura, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
2002 Sep.	Mr. Takayoshi Taniguchi, Senior Vice Minister of Ministry of Finance
2002 Nov.	Mr. Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary General of Conservative Party
2003 Jan.	Ms. Shinako Tsuchiya, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
2003 May.	Mr. Masajuro Shiokawa, Minister of Finance
2004 Aug.	Mr. Goji Sakamoto, Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
2004 Aug.	Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs
2006 Aug.	Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister
2007 Apr.	Mr. Akira Amari, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
2007 May.	Mr. Shinsuke Okuno, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice
2007 Aug.	Ms. Midori Matsushima, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
2008 Jul.	Mr. Fukushiro NUKAGA, Minister of Finance
2009 Apr.	Mr. Yasutoshi NISHIMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs

From Uzbekistan to Japan

Year	Name
1992 Oct.	Mr. Mutarov, Prime Minister
1994 May.	Mr. Karimov, President
1996 Feb.	Mr. Azimov, President of the Bank of Foreign Economic Activity
1996 Mar.	Mr. Hamidov, Minister of Finance
1996 Mar.	Member of the Uzbekistan Oliy Madzulis (Parliament)
1996 Dec.	Mr. Sultanov, Prime Minister
1998 Jan.	Mr. Sultanov, Prime Minister
1999 Mar.	Mr. Sultanov, Prime Minister
1999 Nov.	Mr. Kamilov, Foreign Minister
2000 Dec.	Mr. Ganiyev, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations
2001 Jan.	Mr. Nurmurodov, Minister of Finance
2001 Dec.	Mr. Sultanov, Prime Minister
2002 Jun.	Mr. Azimov, Vice Prime Minister Mr. Ganiyev, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations
2002 July.	Mr. Karimov, President
2003 Dec.	Mr. Safayev, Foreign Minister Mr. Aripov, Vice Prime Minister Mr. Polvon-zo, Minister of Justice
2004 July.	Mr. Azimov, Vice Prime Minister
2004 Oct.	Mr. Rakhimov, Minister of Finance
2005 Sep.	Mr. Azizkhodjaev, Minister of Culture and Sports
2006 May.	Mr. Azimov, Vice Prime Miniser
2006 Jun.	Mr. Ganiev, Minister for Foreign Affairs

• Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the Project in the Republic of Uzbekistan (November 2011)
• Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Islaw KARIMOV, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (February 2010)
• Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Islaw KARIMOV, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (February 9, 2011)
• Visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Overview and Evaluation) (Augusut 11, 2010)
• Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Liberalisation, Promotion and Protection of Investment (August 2009)
• Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment (August 2008)
  • Signing of Investment Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan (August 15, 2008)
  • Text of the Agreement [PDF]
• The First Round of the Negotiations on the Japan-Uzbekistan Bilateral Investment Agreement (February 2008)
• Consultation between the Foreign Ministries of Japan and Uzbekistan (July 2007)
• Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (August 2006)
• "Central Asia plus Japan" Intellectual Dialogue (Tokyo Dialogue) (March 2006)
• The Situation in Uzbekistan (Meeting between Mr. Yuichi Kusumoto, Japanese Ambassador to Uzbekistan, and Mr. Ibrohim Mavlanov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Republic of Uzbekistan) (June 2005)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in the Republic of Uzbekistan (May 2005)
• Policy Speech by Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan "Adding a New Dimension: Central Asia plus Japan" (August 2004)
• Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi to Uzbekistan (August 2004)
• Message from Prime Minister Koizumi to President of Republic of Uzbekistan Karimov and Foreign Minister Kawaguchi to Foreign Minister Safaev Concerning the Bombing in Uzbekistan (March 2004)
• Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan for Air Services (December 2003)
• Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan for Air Services (December 2003) [English (PDF)] [Japanese (PDF)]
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Islam Abduganievich Karimov, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (July 2002)
• Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr.Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan (November 1999)
• Visit to Japan by Uzbek Prime Minister Sultanov (March 1999)

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Press Secretary's Press Conference on Uzbekistan

• Embassy of Japan in Uzbekistan Web Site (Russian and Japanese only)