MOSCOW -- Uzbekistan plans carry out joint projects with Japan worth more than $6 billion to foster bilateral cooperation in areas such as power generation and agriculture, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said recently in a written interview with the Nikkei Asian Review.
Mirziyoyev, 62, unveiled the plan ahead of his visit to Japan starting Tuesday, his first since taking office. He is due to hold talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Thursday.