Japanese delegation coming to Georgia

Georgia and Japan are intensifying their collaboration in the fields of trade and investment.

These two issues will be in focus during the Japanese Foreign Ministry delegation’s visit to Tbilisi on May 1 and 2.

The delegation will be led by Parliamentary Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kentaro Sonoura.

During the Japanese delegation’s Tbilisi meetings, parties will discuss the two countries’ cooperation in various international organisations.

Within the visit, Kentaro will receive a thank-you letter from the Georgian side for Japan’s recent decision to officially change the pronunciation of Georgia from the archaic Russian term "Gurujia” to "Jojia”, based on the English pronunciation of the former Soviet republic’s name.

Japan has extended foreign aid to Georgia for various economic and cultural development projects since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992.