TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 1. Uzbekistan’s
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baxtiyor Saidov, and Japan’s Minister
of Justice, Keisuke Suzuki, held a meeting to further strengthen
the strategic partnership between their countries, Trend reports.
“We discussed a number of regional and global topics and key
areas of bilateral cooperation, including legal reforms, judicial
modernization, and the exchange of best practices in governance and
rule of law. We also explored new avenues for institutional
collaboration between our justice systems, contributing to the
implementation of a reform agenda in our country,” said the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan in his post on X
platform.
In the interim, the trade turnover metrics between Uzbekistan
and Japan reached a substantial $188.2 million during the period
spanning January to May 2024. Based on the metrics provided by
Uzbekistan’s Statistics Agency, this statistic reflects a
substantial 162 percent escalation relative to the corresponding
timeframe in the previous fiscal year ($71.7 million during
January–May 2023).
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