Japan and Uzbekistan signed exchange notes within the ‘no-strings’ aid of the JapaneseGovernment on the project “Providing medical equipment” on 20 March 2012.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Uzbekistan: Yosihisa Kuroda and Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan: Abdulla Aripov signed the exchange notes. As part of the project “Providing medical equipment”, the Government of Japan agrees to provide a grant of 250 million yen (approx. US$3m). Products presented within the project, comprise medical equipment produced in the Japanese regions which suffered from the earthquake of 11 March 2011. (uzdaily.uz)