Japanese minister to visit Turkey to reaffirm nuclear cooperation Japanese industry minister Toshimi

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Japanese industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi plans to visit Turkey from late June to early July to reaffirm Japan's policy of enhancing nuclear cooperation with the country, government sources said Wednesday.

Motegi will be the first Japanese Cabinet minister to visit Turkey since Japan's parliament approved a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement in April to enable Japanese nuclear plant exports to Turkey.

A consortium, including Japanese nuclear plant builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., is set to receive a nuclear plant order from Turkey. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet have positioned nuclear plant exports as a pillar of the government's economic growth strategy.

During the visit, Motegi is expected to brief senior Turkish officials on Japan's policy of helping Turkey to develop nuclear power generation.

He will also confirm Tokyo's plan to accelerate bilateral free trade negotiations that the top Japanese and Turkish leaders at their talks in Tokyo in January agreed to start within this year.

Motegi intends to visit Israel before or after the Turkey trip to discuss planned bilateral investment agreement negotiations and joint industrial research and development projects, the sources said.
Japanese minister to visit Turkey to reaffirm nuclear cooperation | GlobalPost