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TOKYO, JAPAN (DECEMBER 20, 2025) (KYRGYZ PRESIDENCY - RESTRICTED)

1. KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SADYR JAPAROV GREETED BY JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI

2. CLOSE-UP OF “CENTRAL ASIA PLUS JAPAN” DIALOGUE SUMMIT LOGO

3. JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI, KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SADYR JAPAROV, KAZAKH PRESIDENT KASSYM-JOMART TOKAYEV, TAJIK PRESIDENT EMOMALI RAHMON, TURKMEN PRESIDENT SERDAR BERDIMUHAMEDOW AND UZBEK PRESIDENT SHAVKAT MIRZIYOYEV POSING FOR FAMILY PHOTO (TWO SHOTS)

4. CLOSE-UP OF NATIONAL FLAGS

5. KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SADYR JAPAROV SPEAKING

6. JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SANAE TAKAICHI TAKING NOTES WHILE LISTENING

7. VARIOUS OF KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SADYR JAPAROV SPEAKING

TOKYO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 20, 2025: The first leaders-level summit of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue (CA+JAD) was held in Tokyo on Saturday, Dec. 20.

The meeting was chaired by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and attended by Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedow and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, along with ministers from each country.

According to Japan’s Foreign Ministry, the two-day summit aims to expand trade and investment, with discussions focused on promoting autonomous and sustainable development in Central Asia. The leaders are also expected to exchange views on international affairs and ways to strengthen bilateral ties.

The summit was originally scheduled to be held in Kazakhstan in August 2024 but was postponed following a mega earthquake advisory issued in Japan.