Japan-Uzbekistan Relations
Working lunch between Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Chief Cabinet Secretary, and Mr. Sadik SAFOEV, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan
February 13, 2025
On February 13, 2025, commencing at 12:00 p.m., Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, held a lunch meeting for approximately 50 minutes with Mr. Sadik SAFOEV, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who is visiting Japan. The summary of the meeting is as follows.
- At the outset, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi welcomed First Deputy Chairman Safoef's visit to Japan and stated that he is pleased to see First Deputy Chairman Mr. Safoef again for the first time since 2022. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi also expressed his gratitude for the honorary doctorate he received from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, where First Deputy Chaiman Mr. Safoev serves as its president, during his visit to Uzbekistan in April 2022 as then Minister for Foreign Affairs.
- In response, First Deputy Chairman Mr. Safoev stated that he is also pleased to reunite with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi and appreciated Japan's support for Uzbekistan in human resource development and other fields, including cooperation through the framework of the “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue.
- The two sides also exchanged views on a wide range of issue related to bilateral and multilateral cooperation in political, economic and cultural fields, and regional and international situations.