Uzbekistan, Jan. 31 -- From January 19 to 23, JICA President Tanaka Akihiko visited the Republic of Uzbekistan, where he met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev as well as key government officials and visited JICA's cooperative projects.During his meeting with President Mirziyoyev, President Tanaka reaffirmed JICA's continued commitment to cooperation with Uzbekistan's self-reliant development, which is essential to a free and open international order based on the rule of law. President Mirziyoyev expressed gratitude for JICA's contributions as a partner in Uzbekistan's reform efforts, while exchanging views about the country's development priorities.At the signing ceremony for the Japanese ODA loan agreement (L/A) under the Health and Medica...