President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov named the ‘green’ transition, hydrogen energy and transport connectivity as priorities for multilateral cooperation at the ‘Central Asia – Japan’ summit in Tokyo. This was reported by Turkmenportal with reference to the electronic newspaper ‘Turkmenistan’.

The meeting was chaired by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The summit was attended by the leaders of five Central Asian states.

In his speech, the Head of State focused on expanding economic and investment cooperation. He noted the experience of cooperation with Japanese companies ITOCHU, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, Sumitomo, Toyo, Sojitz, Komatsu and Toyota.

Serdar Berdimuhamedov pointed to the resource potential of the countries in the region for deepening partnership with Japan. Other priorities include human capital development, cooperation in education, and teaching Japanese to young people.

The summit participants discussed the further development of the six-party format, including political dialogue, interregional cooperation, business ties, and humanitarian exchanges.