Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Dec.1 / Trend H. Hasanov /
Japan, which is a world leader in high technology, plans to undertake the organization of workshops for Turkmen specialists in the field of nanotechnologies, economy and production in Ashgabat, local media outlets report.
This issue was included in the agenda of the ninth meeting of the Turkmen-Japanese Committee on Economic Cooperation. The Committee's co-chair from the Japanese side is Itochu Corporation representative Sumitaka Fujita, national broadcaster Altyn Asir reports.
At one of the governmental meetings Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov ordered to undertake the development of nanotechnology for sustainable development of the country.
"To move forward, we need to use the most recent achievements such as nanotechnology," he said.
Devices using nanotechnology have high energy efficiency, scientists believe. This is due to the fact that some of the elemental kinds of atoms, such as carbon, hydrogen, silicon, nitrogen can be used as raw materials when creating them. Currently, the U.S. and Japan lead in nanotechnology researches.
The "Vatan" newspaper writes that the meeting of the Turkmen-Japanese Committee also considered the issue of joint investment projects in oil and gas industry, chemical industry, fisheries, communications, transportation, banking system, the textile industry. The sides agreed on regularly holding forums and trade fairs, economic and trade exhibitions.
The meeting resulted in the signing of a Cooperation Protocol.