Japan, Five Central Asian Nations to Develop Natural Gas

Japan has offered financial aid to five central Asian countries to help develop natural gas and rare earths, NHK World reported citing country’s foreign minister Koichiro Gemba.

Gemba met with foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan in Tokyo on Saturday.These countries are rich in resources including oil, natural gas and rare earths.

Japan will pledge 700 million dollars in aid to the 5 countries. The money will be used to send experts to the countries to improve drilling technology and supply excavating machines.