Joint Press Conference of Pakistan FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Japanese FM in Japan
Tokyo: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a joint press conference with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s speech My sincere thanks to Foreign Minister Hayashi for hosting me and my delegation This is my first visit to Japan and this beautiful city of Tokyo Pakistan and Japan are long-standing friends and share a special relationship based on deep ties Pakistani people have deep feelings of warmth and love for Japan and the Japanese people We have always stood by each other in times of need We value our relationship with Japan very much In the past year, we have seen renewed energy and excitement in the relationship through continued high-level exchanges I had the honor to meet with Minister Hayashi on August 4, 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on the occasion of the 29th Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). I had a very productive discussion with my Japanese counterpart this morning on how the two countries can deepen our mutual cooperation. We have agreed to deepen and expand bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, human resource development and exchange, IT. Agreed to deepen and expand their mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in sectors like tourism and agriculture We have jointly agreed to work together for rehabilitation measures in flood affected areas in Pakistan They have also agreed to explore the possibilities of working together in the areas of solar energy, clean water supply and construction of houses in flood affected areas. , the two sides have agreed to conduct a language skill assessment test for Japanese in Pakistan to facilitate the movement of skilled manpower. We have identified the import of young Pakistani skilled human resources in Japan and their language training as an important area of Cooperation We also considered the investment and joint ventures of Japanese companies in Pakistan During my visit, I will be speaking to the private sector, local media as well as think tanks to further expand my engagement. I would like to thank my Japanese counterpart for his hospitality I would like to invite you to come to Pakistan as per your convenience to further the discussion.
Editor: Raja Kamran