Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Japan Sabr Yessimbekov held a meeting with Chairman of the Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO) Norihiko Ishiguro, El.kz cites MFA.
During the meeting the parties highly appreciated the positive dynamics of trade between Kazakhstan and Japan in recent years, which grew by 10.5% in 2023, reaching 2.1 billion USD.
Sabr Yessimbekov expressed interest in further development of economic cooperation with Japan and introduced to the opponent the opportunities of increasing bilateral cooperation in trade, economic and investment fields.
Norihiko Ishiguro informed about the current activities of JETRO, including in Kazakhstan and expressed his intention to make efforts in expanding perspective areas of joint cooperation.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to continue close cooperation for the further development of cooperation in the trade and economic sphere.