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"Tashkent Days" to be held in Japan
03 November 2020
"Tashkent Days" to be held in Japan

Uzbek Embassy in Japan is working on implementing the agreements, achieved during the visit of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev to Japan in December last year.

During the official visit of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Japan last year in December 2019, the sides had signed a Joint Statement on further deepening and expanding strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and Japan. Agreements were signed between the governments of the two countries on cooperation in the tax and customs spheres, as well as on the implementation of major energy and infrastructure projects.

In addition to the above, more than ten documents were signed in spheres of economy, industry, tourism, science, innovation, information and communication technologies, labor migration, education and sports, as well as on interregional cooperation.

This time, Uzbek diplomats had negotiations with the Head of International Department of the City Hall Hideo Kuwabara in Nagoya city. The Japanese side expressed their interest in strengthening collaboration with Uzbekistan in such fields as trade, investments, education, science, culture and tourism.

As a result of the meeting, the sides have agreed on organizing cultural and economic events on 19 December 2020 within the framework of the project “Tashkent Days in Japan”. The event will be held back-to-back with the anniversary of establishing the partnership between Japan and Uzbekistan.

 “Starting 19 December of the current year a bus with the images of tourist attractions in Uzbekistan will be launched with the aim of promoting the tourist potential of Uzbekistan to the wide audience of Japan” – as informed by the press-center of the information agency.

Organization of cultural and tourism forums, Uzbek handicraft items and national goods, concert program with the participation of Japanese group “Uzbegim” and other events are also planned to be held as part of the program.

We would like to remind that according to the resolution of the Government of Uzbekistan, starting 1 March 2020, a visa-free regime has been applied to Japanese citizens visiting the country. The document was agreed on a parity basis, which means that the same rules apply for Uzbek citizens visiting Japan.

 

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Did you know?

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When you are a host to someone, it is your duty to fill their cups with for the whole time they are with you.  What you must not do, however, is to fill their cup more than half-full.  If you do that as a mistake, say it is a mistake immediately.  Doing it means you want them to leave.  Wow!  Amazing, right?

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