Japan International Cooperation Agency

Türkiye has secured an additional 250 million euros ($270,540) in funding from the Council of Europe Development Bank as part of reconstruction efforts in regions affected by last year's earthquakes in the country's south, Finance and Treasury Minister Mehmet Şimşek has announced.

BELGRADE - At a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Belgrade Akira Imamura, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said a feasibility study for the Bistrica reversible hydropower plant project had been completed and that the costs of building the facility were estimated at over 1 bln euros.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is providing loans of up to 20 billion yen ($139 million) to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that were affected by the February earthquakes.

The loan agreement was signed between JICA and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Türkiye (KOSGEB) in the capital Ankara.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic met with Japan's new Ambassador to Serbia Akira Imamura on Monday to discuss joint projects in energy and environmental protection.

Turkish and Japanese students spoke about cultural values during an online seminar held on June 16.   

Japanese Ambassador Akio Miyajima also attended the seminar, which was promoted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Turkish-Japanese Foundation.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva held a number of meetings on the first day of her visit to Japan where both countries expressed their readiness to exchange expertise in different areas, to support the Western Balkans with concrete projects, to deepen their cooperation in education, culture, sport and equality between men and women, the Ministry of Forei

They discussed "projects in the field of road, rail, water and air traffic," as well as "possibilities for cooperation between the two countries in the field of infrastructure and energy efficiency," the Serbian government announced.

Albanian authorities hope that the new Japanese embassy in Tirana will help economic exchanges between two countries grow and encourage Japanese businesses to invest in Albania.

The ribbon-cutting ceremonial opening of the embassy was performed by the Albanian Foreign Minister, Ditmir Bushati, and by Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nobuo Kishi, on Monday.

BELGRADE - President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic spoke in Belgrade Wednesday with the president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency Shinichi Kitaoka about the possibilities for development of economic cooperation between the two countries.

BELGRADE - A free mentoring program for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is available to SMEs in Serbia implemented by the National Agency for Regional Development (NARR) in cooperation with the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).