AKIPRESS.COM - President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba held high-level talks on April 15, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.

The Prime Minister noted that Japan highly appreciates Turkmenistan's initiatives aimed at ensuring peace and sustainable development in the region and worldwide.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated the head of the Japanese Government on the grand opening of EXPO 2025 in Osaka, noting that the World Expo is a shining symbol of innovation, cultural exchange and cooperation at the global level.

The negotiations held at the highest level give a powerful impetus to the interaction of the two countries, the head of state said, emphasizing that the meeting will provide a good opportunity to discuss priority vectors of cooperation between two countries.

The sides noted that Turkmenistan and Japan successfully interact in all key areas. An active political dialogue is being carried out between the two countries, trade and economic ties are developing dynamically, and cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere continues.

The Turkmen-Japanese partnership is also successfully developing in a multilateral format, including within the framework of the Central Asia + Japan Dialogue.

The Turkmen President also emphasized the high level of bilateral relations, focusing on interaction in the political and diplomatic sphere, the importance of further development of the Turkmen-Japanese political dialogue, the expansion of trade and economic contacts, and cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere.

As noted, cultural events are organized by the Embassy of Japan in Turkmenistan, including Days of Japanese Cinema, a presentation of ikebana, a demonstration of Japanese cuisine.

In 2024, a monument to the Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata was erected in the Magtymguly Pyragy cultural and park complex in Ashgabat.

Direct contacts have been established between higher education institutions of the two countries. In Turkmenistan, great importance is attached to the study of the Japanese language, Berdimuhamedov stated.

The President also invited Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to take part in the forum dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality to be held in Ashgabat on December 12.