The twelfth meeting of the Joint Japan-Mongolia Public-Private Council took place on November 26 at the Meiji Memorial Hall located in Tokyo.
At this event, the meeting was chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, Gankhuyag Khassuur, and the Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan, Kenji Yamada. A total of about 150 delegates from the public and private sectors of both countries attended the meeting, including important participants such as Kenji Yamada, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Tomoaki Shimada, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Mongolia, Masaru Igawahara, and the Chairman of the Mongolian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lkhagvajav Baatarjav.
During the conference, Kenji Yamada noted that Japan and Mongolia have been able to establish strong trust-based relations, developing and cooperating in various areas, including the economy and investments. He emphasized that the initiatives presented at this meeting are the starting point for implementing economic cooperation and joint efforts on global issues within the framework of the "Action Plan of Japan and Mongolia for a Special Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity (2022-2031)," which was signed in 2022.
The conference included discussions on opportunities for future cooperation in areas such as smart logistics, ecology, science-industry interaction, finance, improving the business climate, and facilitating the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement between Mongolia and Japan, with examples from both countries' practices.
Additionally, during the joint consultative meeting, three projects being implemented by private companies from Mongolia and Japan were presented.
During the meeting of the Joint Japan-Mongolia Public-Private Council, Kenji Yamada held a meeting with Gankhuyag Khassuur to discuss further directions for bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, as well as improving the business climate. Yamada highlighted Japan's efforts to strengthen economic relations with Mongolia and expressed readiness to continue supporting exchanges between private companies and specialists.
The Mongolian delegation provided detailed information about its political initiatives and development activities, emphasizing its readiness to work together to attract Japanese investments into large projects and programs, as well as to implement advanced technologies.
It is important to note that since 2007, Mongolia-Japan consultations on public-private sector issues have been held alternately in Ulaanbaatar and Tokyo, and the next, 13th meeting will take place in Mongolia in 2026.
Tatar S.Maidar
source: MiddleAsianNews
