The Minister of Agriculture, Sergo Karapetyan, on Thursday received Japan’s newly appointed—and first resident—Ambassador to Armenia, Eiji Taguchi.
First, Karapetyan congratulated the ambassador on commencing his diplomatic mission in Armenia. He also expressed the hope that the opening of the Embassy of Japan in Yerevan will contribute to the broadening of cooperation between the two countries.
The minister highly praised especially the activities which the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is conducting in Armenia. Karapetyan stressed that the JICA greatly contributes to the development of the agrarian sector in the country.
Ambassador Taguchi, for his part, expressed a conviction that there is great potential between Armenia and Japan in the agriculture sector, and that measures need to be taken to make the best use of this potential.
The interlocutors also discussed the JICA preparations toward implementing the project to improve the irrigation system of Yeghvard town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, and for which the Japanese government will provide loans.
Separately, Sergo Karapetyan expressed confidence that the agricultural products of Armenia may have a great demand in the Japanese market, too.
At the end of the talk, the minister and the ambassador reaffirmed the need to take the necessary steps to make Armenian-Japanese relations grow deeper.
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