TOKYO -- Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with his Uzbek counterpart on Wednesday during a trip to the country, pressing for a summit involving the leaders of Japan and the five resource-rich nations of Central Asia.
International relations
Japan makes diplomatic push in resource-rich Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
Foreign Minister Iwaya aims to make up for Tokyo's lagging presence in Central Asia
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, left, met with Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov on Aug. 27 during a visit to Central Asia. (Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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