DUSHANBE, May 3, Asia-Plus — Japan’s company “Aiko” intends to cooperate with Tajikistan in the fields of tourism, visiting director general of the “Aiko” company Mashima Rioji (phonetically spelled) remarked at a meeting with Sharif Saidov, head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) in Dushanbe on May 2, according to the CCI deputy head Odil Sangov.
Mr. Sangov says the “Aiko” company has been operating in
Uzbekistan
for three years and is ready to establish cooperation with Tajik businesspeople not only in the field of tourism but also in the fields of trade, construction of plants, etc.
“Due to this company some 30,000-40,000 Japanese tourists annually visit
Uzbekistan
,” the CCI deputy head said, noting that senior representatives from
Japan
’s tourism agencies are supposed to arrive in
Tajikistan
soon to study tourism routes in the country.
Besides, the “Aiko” company will have opened its representative office in
Tajikistan
this year, according to Odil Sangov.
According to him, “Aiko” is one of largest suppliers of aluminum to
Japan
and also deals with trade in nonferrous metals. The company is also engaged in charity and financing projects for training foreign students in the Japanese language.
According to figures provided by the State Committee for Statistics, a trade turnover of
Tajikistan
with
Japan
in January-March 2006 has amounted to lUS$106,900, which is 86.6 percent fewer compared to the same period of last year. Tajik exports to
Japan
have amounted to US$4,500 and imports from
Japan
have amounted to US$102,400 in the first quarter of 2006.
