The sides exchanged opinion on priority directions of the Uzbek-Japanese dialogue, the press service of the Ministry said.

It was noted that the bilateral relations are traditionally friendly and have dynamic character. Contribution of the Ambassador to development of political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian cooperation between two states was highly rated.

In his turn, Yoshihisa Kuroda expressed gratitude to support and creation of favourable conditions for his activities in Uzbekistan as head of Japanese diplomatic mission.