Prospects of developing Kazakhstani-Japanese cooperation were discussed at the meeting.

President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda stated that the stands of the two countries coincide on many actual important issues of international policy.

The President very high evaluated the outcomes of the talks, which open new opportunities for interaction in policy and economy, technology and cultural humanitarian areas for the two countries.

At a press briefing, Nursultan Nazarbayev noted that the intensification of Kazakhstani-Japanese cooperation is a matter of time in strategic perspective.

In their joint Statement, Kazakhstan’s President and Japan’s Prime Minister confirmed their intention to fruitfully develop political dialogue.

Promising areas of economic interaction were outlined during the talks. Our country is interested in cooperation with Japan in the areas of high technologies and attracting Japanese investments in Kazakhstan’s economy.

The President expressed the firm intention to offer Japanese companies, which are ready to come to Kazakhstan’s market and to invest to high-tech technological manufactures, the strong support of the state.

Japan’s entrepreneurs can take part in projects in developing processing complex, machinery, energy, transport and communication infrastructure, construction industry.

As an example, Nursultan Nazarbayev talked about cooperation between Kazakhstani Kazatomprom and Toshiba Company.

Memorandum to the project of convention between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Japan on preventing double taxation and preventing taxation avoidance in relation to income taxes and Memorandum on mutual cooperation in the area of developing trade and investments were signed within the visit.

The President also noted that Kazakhstan considers the possibility of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.

“We all believe that Kazakhstani-Japanese strategic partnership has a shining future and will develop in the way of sincere friendship and mutual understanding,” Kazakhstan’s President said.

Nursultan Nazarbayev visited the manufacturing complex of Toshiba Corporation and viewed the center for developing elevators, control monitoring room and locomotive division.