On March 27, a business forum of Turkmen-Japanese small and medium-sized entrepreneurs was held in the building of the Japanese Foreign Trade Organization in Tokyo. This is reported by the website of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.

It was attended by more than 30 leaders and representatives from the Turkmen side and about 100 from the Japanese side.

At the beginning of the forum, the head of the Japanese Foreign Trade Organization, Norihiko Ishiguro, the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Mr. Resukr Kozuke, and the Executive Director of the Turkmen-Japanese Joint Turkmen-Japanese Organization, Masumi Hara, spoke. The Committee on Economic Cooperation spoke. In their speech, they gave a good assessment of the trade and economic relations between Turkmenistan and Japan. They noted that Japanese companies are showing great interest in the ever-growing Turkmen market.

In their speeches, the Turkmen side stressed Turkmenistan's readiness for comprehensive cooperation with Japan. In particular, it was noted that there are great opportunities for the development of trade and economic relations between the two countries. There are many opportunities for cooperation in the development of oil and gas and petrochemical, chemical and textile, food industry, energy, agriculture, transport and logistics, financial and banking sectors, as well as Japanese technologies in the main areas of cooperation. Noting that large Japanese companies are doing business in the Turkmen market, Japanese small and medium-sized businesses were invited to cooperate. In this regard, it was proposed to explore the possibility of opening a trade representative office of Turkmenistan in Japan and to consider the possibility of opening a representative office of the Japanese Foreign Trade Organization – JETRO in Turkmenistan.

During the forum, a video was shown about the economic potential of Turkmenistan in order to familiarize the Turkmen market with its export potential.

At the forum, the Turkmen side spoke in special sections, that is, the banking and financial system of Turkmenistan, transport and logistics, and private sector activities. In order to organize direct ties between the Turkmen-Japanese business circles, it was proposed to hold business conferences, exhibitions, and business visits, and the Japanese side was invited to the Turkmen capital to hold the next Turkmen-Japanese business forum in Turkmenistan.