New collaborations were discussed in the traffic of Trade Minister Bolat in Tokyo

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Lerato Khumalo

Bolat, in his share of social media account, gave information about his talks in Tokyo.

Minister Bolat, Japan, land, infrastructure, transportation and tourism Minister Nakano Hiromasa in his meeting with the transportation, infrastructure and third countries in the projects carried out in the projects carried out, mutual trust, long -term partnership vision and sustainable development goals in the basis of re -confirming the determination to deepen the determination.

Stressing that more than 134 thousand visitors came from Japan to Türkiye as of last year and the increasing tourism interest strengthens the ties between the peoples, Bolat said, “Turkey and Japan shares its powerful and strategic cooperation history extending from symbolic projects such as Marmaray and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge to the major infrastructure in Middle East and Central Asia.” He said.

Japanese companies high -speed train and smart mobility systems, urban transport infrastructure and seismic durability projects, clean energy -based infrastructure investments, common contracting and reconstruction activities in third countries, such as Türkiye’s extensive investment and partnership opportunities in strategic fields, such as Bolat, said:

“We aim to bring our cooperation in the field of infrastructure with the investment summits we will make in the coming period and to increase our cooperation in the third countries.

“We are ready to deepen our cooperation in the field of agriculture”

Bolat, Japan Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Minister Eto Taku also underlined that they have held open and constructive meetings, agriculture and fishing areas are among the strategic dimensions of Türkiye-Japan economic partnership.

Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in the field of agriculture in the European Union-Japanese EPA, if they are shaped with a similar understanding of the EPA, both sides can sit on the ground that provides sustainable and mutual benefit Bolat, said:

“Recording progress in this field is important in terms of concluding the agreement in a holistic and balanced way. Türkiye, the world’s 20th largest agricultural exporter in the world, sees Japan, the 7th largest agricultural importer, as a priority and strategic partner in this field. We are ready to deepen our cooperation with Japan with the inclusive understanding that observes their interests. “

Economic Partnership Agreement was also evaluated

Emphasizing that they have held a very efficient interview with Ishiguro Norihiko, President of the Japan Foreign Trade Organization, Bolat said that they discussed concrete strategies to deepen Turkey-Japan economic relations in areas such as industrial production, food and agriculture, green energy, mobility, digital technologies and cooperation in third countries.

Bolat pointed out that they emphasized the importance of the establishment of a more balanced and resistant economic partnership within the framework of the bilateral trade volume reaching $ 5.4 billion as of last year and said:

“We welcomed the support of EPA based on mutual benefits and rapidly concluding the support from Japro, especially Japro.