Chairman of the Parliament of Turkmenistan Dunyagozel Gulmanova and Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Japan Fukushiro Nukaga held a meeting in Tokyo on February 22, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.

The parties discussed issues related to the development of interparliamentary relations between Turkmenistan and Japan.

The Speaker of the Turkmen Parliament emphasized the importance of the initiatives of Chairman of the People’s Assembly of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov put forward during his meetings in Tokyo with the leaders of the Parliament of Japan in September 2022.

In particular, proposals were noted to strengthen the activities of the interparliamentary friendship group operating between the two countries, establishing youth interparliamentary relations, increasing the role of women in interparliamentary relations and achieving sustainable development in the field of parliamentary cooperation.

In addition, parliamentarians paid special attention to the implementation of the initiative to hold a meeting of parliamentary leaders of the countries of Central Asia and Japan in Ashgabat within the framework of the “Central Asia + Japan” dialogue.

The relevance of the first meeting of the heads of parliaments of the Group of Friends of Neutrality, created at the initiative of Turkmenistan, was also noted. The parties exchanged views on the importance of supporting initiatives by parliamentarians of the two countries within the framework of international organizations.

During the negotiations, the key role of parliaments in improving the legal framework for the development of bilateral cooperation was stated.

The parties agreed to strengthen Turkmen-Japanese relations through parliamentary diplomacy, as well as exchange experience in legislative work.

Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, who is on a working visit to Tokyo, met with the Chairman of the Japanese-Turkmen inter-parliamentary friendship group Toshiaki Endo.

During the meeting, noting the significant role that parliamentary diplomacy has acquired in recent years, the proposals and initiatives put forward by the chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in order to further develop inter-parliamentary partnership were discussed, reports the press service of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.