Uzbekistan-Japan Business Forum―“New Horizons of Economic Cooperation - 2024 - Energy Transition and DX”―held in Tashkent

January 2024

On January 10, JETRO jointly held the Uzbekistan-Japan Business Forum “New Horizons of Economic Cooperation - 2024 - Energy Transition and DX” with the government of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

It was joined by approximately 210 people from the public and private sectors of the two countries, including State Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Kozuki Ryosuke and JETRO Executive Vice President Maekawa Nobutaka from the Japanese side, and Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov, First Deputy Minister of Energy Azim Akhmedkhadjaev and First Deputy Minister of Digital Technology Rustam Karimjonov from the Uzbek side.

In his opening remarks, Uzbekistan’s Investment, Industry and Trade Minister Laziz Kudratov praised Japan as a close and reliable partner for his country, declaring that cooperation with Uzbekistan is gaining momentum every year.

Economy, Trade and Industry State Minister Kozuki Ryosuke expressed his expectations for deepening relations between Uzbekistan, an “engine of economic development in Central Asia,” and Japan, along with Japan's advanced-energy and DX-related projects and SME support programs, to contribute to fostering industry and solving social issues in Uzbekistan.

At the forum, presentations were made by organizations from both countries regarding the two fields of energy transition and DX.

During a document exchange ceremony, a total of 12 cooperation documents were signed, four each in energy, DX and other fields.

Among them was a memorandum of understanding signed between JETRO and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan to promote exchange between Japanese and Uzbek companies.