Japan eyes pledging support on trade, decarbonization to Central Asia

Japan is devising an economic support plan for Central Asia in the area of trade logistics, decarbonization and human resource development, and is planning to unveil it during an upcoming summit meeting with the region's five nations, a source familiar with the matter said Saturday.The summit, to be held in Kazakhstan later in the month, is the first of its kind that will bring together the leaders of Japan and the five former Soviet republics -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.Japan aims to deepen ties with the resource-rich countries and reduce their depend…READ FULL ARTICLE