AKIPRESS.COM - The delegation of Turkmenistan led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A. Gurbanov took part in a meeting of deputy foreign ministers of the countries participating in the "Central Asia + Japan" Dialogue, held in Astana on May 14, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.

The meeting was also attended by Deputy Foreign Ministers of Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Ambassadors of Central Asian countries accredited in Kazakhstan, representatives of local and foreign media.

The agenda of the meeting included issues of organizing the Dialogue Summit "Central Asia + Japan". The parties also discussed current issues of cooperation between the countries of Central Asia and Japan in the political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres.