JAPAN-UZBEKISTAN FOREIGN MINISTERS' STRATEGIC DIALOGUE

TOKYO, Aug. 27 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On August 27, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time (2:00 p.m. on August 27, Japan time) for approximately 90 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, during his visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, held the Japan-Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with H.E. Mr. Bakhtiyor SAIDOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The overview is as follows:

1. Opening Remarks Minister Saidov welcomed Miniser IWAYA's first visit to Uzbekistan and expressed his willingness to strengthen cooperation with Japan in a wide range of fields throuth the first Foreign Minister's Strategic Dialogue with Japan. In response...