February 1st, 2019
International Policy Division (Global Strategy), Policy Bureau
Overseas Projects Division, Policy Bureau
International Affairs Division,
Land Economy and Construction Industries Bureau

State Minister Otsuka’s Visit to Tanzania and Kenya
2nd Tanzania-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure ConferenceState Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Otsuka visited the United Republicof Tanzania and the Republic of Kenya for the promotion of Japan’s “Quality Infrastructure
Investment” on January 6th-11th.

United Republic of Tanzania (see Attachment 1 for the meeting details)
Based on the achievement of TICAD VI*, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism Otsuka visited the United Republic of Tanzania with approximately 50 people from 24
Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA) member companies, which totals 70
people from both public and private sectors, for supporting the development of Japan's “QualityInfrastructure Investment” in Tanzania and held the “High-Quality Infrastructure Conference” incorporation with the government of Tanzania.
Republic of Kenya (see Attachment 2 for the meeting details)
In Kenya, we had a meeting with Chief Administrative Secretary of Ministry of Transport,
Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works Obure, and agreed to further deepen
the cooperative relationship between the two countries in order to develop “Quality Infrastructure”
in Kenya through sharing knowledge and experience.
2nd Tanzania-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure Conference*(Note) TICAD： Tokyo International Conference on African Development is an international conference heldwith the theme of African development. TICAD VI was held in Nairobi, Kenya in August 2016 and TICAD7
will be held in Yokohama, Japan in August 2019. MLIT is going to host the Africa-Japan Public-PrivateConference for High Quality Infrastructure.

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Attachment 1

1. 2nd Tanzania-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure Conference (January 8th)(1) Date: January 8th, 2019(2) Location: Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania(3) Host: (Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(Tanzania) Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications(4) Participants: Approximately 200 people from public and private sectors(Main participants from Japan)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (State Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism Otsuka and Deputy Minister for Construction, Engineering and Real
Estate Industry Kitamura)Embassy of Japan in Tanzania (Ambassador Goto)
Japanese companies including Chairman of Shimizu Corporation Miyamoto (JAIDAPresident), President of Fujita Corporation Okumura (JAIDA Representative) and Presidentof Sakai Heavy Industries,. Ltd. Sakai (24 member companies of Japan-Africa Infrastructure
Development Association including construction companies, consulting companies, trading
companies, manufacturers, etc.)
and others、(Main participants from Tanzania)
Minister of Works, Transport and Communications Kamwelwe, Permanent Secretary ofTransport Sector Chamuriho and others(Main participants form Turkey)
Director General for Free Zones, Overseas Investment and Services of Ministry of TradeÖztürk and others(5) Summary:
I. Opening Remarks
On behalf of both countries, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Otsuka, Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA) President Miyamoto,
Minister of Works, Transport and Communications Kamwelwe made opening remarks.
<Summary of the Remarks by State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Otsuka>I’d like to express my sincerest gratitude toward the cooperation of the Tanzanian governmentfor holding the High-Quality Infrastructure Conference. It is my understanding that in order to
respond to further economic development and urbanization, Tanzania has a strong demand forinfrastructure. The strength of Japanese infrastructure lies in the fact that the infrastructure will
be developed in cooperation with the people of Africa while the technology transfer including
safety management, construction and quality control will also be promoted. We would like topropose this philosophy of “Made with Japan” especially for TICAD7.
It is very encouraging as a partner country that the Turkish government officials, Turkish
Contractors Association and construction companies also participated in this conference.
TICAD7 will be held in Yokohama, Japan at the end of August this year. The Ministry of Land,

Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will hold the “Africa-Japan Public-Private Conference
for High Quality Infrastructure” on August 27th, focusing on infrastructure. We are looking
forward to seeing the Ministers and everyone else in Yokohama with the success of thisconference.

State Minister Otsuka and Minister of Works,

High-Quality Infrastructure Conference

Transport and Communications Kamwelwe

II. Session 1: Quality Infrastructure for Africa
Deputy Minister for Construction, Engineering and Real Estate Industry Kitamura was theorganizer, ant the two countries shared the overview of “Dar es Salaam Urban Transport MasterPlan” which was supported by JICA and “Dodoma Master Plan” which is being developed byTanzania. The public and private sectors of the two countries exchanged their opinions.
Japanese companies presented Japan's technology and experience for promoting theunderstanding of quality infrastructure.
Furthermore, the two countries agreed to further deepen cooperation on the infrastructure sector
at the “2nd Africa-Japan Public-Private Conference for High Quality Infrastructure” to be held
in TICAD7 in August this year
III. Signing Ceremony of Minutes
Deputy Minister for Construction, Engineering andReal Estate Industry Kitamura and Permanent
Secretary of Transport Sector Chamuriho summarized
the discussion during the meeting and signed theminutes of the “2nd Tanzania-Japan High-Quality
Infrastructure Conference.”
Signing Ceremony of Minutes(Deputy Minister for Construction,Engineering and Real Estate Industry
Kitamura and Permanent Secretary ofTransport Sector Chamuriho)

IV. Session 2: Cooperation with Turkey for Development of Quality Infrastructure in Tanzania

Japanese companies and Turkish Construction
Association and construction companies presented
construction technologies, and promoted theTanzanian
government’sandcompanies’
understanding of Japan's high-quality infrastructuretechnology and effective cooperation between Japanand Turkey.

Session 2

2. Bilateral Meeting with the Dignitaries of the United Republic of Tanzania (January 8th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism Otsuka had a meeting with Minister of Works,
Transport and Communications Kamwelwe and agreed
to strengthen the public-private partnership in theinfrastructure sector through sharing the awareness on“Quality Infrastructure” of the two countries based on
the achievement of this High-Quality Infrastructure
Conference.
Meeting with Minister of Works,
In addition, we called for participation in TICAD7 to beTransport and Communications
held in Yokohama in August this year, and the State
Kamwelwe
Minister himself carried out PR activities of road
improvement projects. Furthermore, JAIDA President Miyamoto stated that they would continue
to cooperate in infrastructure development in Tanzania, and participating JAIDA member
companies also introduced their experiences and technologies.

Minister Kamwelwe welcomed the delegations from Japan and Turkey and stated that theparticipation of the private sector is essential for the country's growth. He also expressed his
expectation that Japan's support for Tanzania would strengthen local human resource development
and capacity building.

Attachment 2

1. Bilateral Meeting with the Republic of Kenya (January 9th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism Otsuka had a meeting with Chief
Administrative Secretary at Ministry of Transport,
Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development andPublic Works Obure and agreed to strengthen thecooperative relationship of the two countries forpromoting
thedevelopmentof“QualityInfrastructure” in Kenya through further sharing theknowledge and experience.
In addition, we called for participation in TICAD7
to be held in Yokohama in August this year, and theState Minister himself carried out PR activities ofroad and bridge construction projects in Mombasa
port area. Furthermore, JAIDA President Miyamoto
stated that they would continue to cooperate ininfrastructure development in Kenya, andparticipating JAIDA member companies also
introduced their experiences and technologies.
Chief Administrative Secretary Obure welcomed
Bilateral meeting with Chief Administrative
the Japanese delegation and thanked Japan for its
Secretary at Ministry of Transport,
Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development andsupport in various fields including infrastructure.
Public Works ObureIn particular, he touched on various road projects
supported by Japan and stated that the projects are contributing to the mitigation of traffic
congestion and improvement in road conditions. He also expressed his intention to participate inTICAD7, and mentioned the tourism industry in Kenya. He showed his expectations forcooperation in increasing the visitor and investment from Japan.
2. Quality Infrastructure Business Matching Seminar (January 9th)
We held an infrastructure seminar with the Japanese,
Kenyan and Turkish companies interested ininfrastructure development projects.
At the beginning, Deputy Minister for Construction,
Engineering and Real Estate Industry Kitamura
presented Japan’s high-quality infrastructuretechnologies and effective cooperation between
Japan and Turkey. Principal Secretary for the state
Department of Infrastructure of Ministry ofTransport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban

SeminarDevelopment Korir and Director General for Free Zones, Overseas Investment and Services of
Ministry of Trade of Turkey Öztürk made remarks on expectations for infrastructure investment inKenya.
In the seminar, Japanese companies introduced construction technology. During the businessmatching, Japanese, Kenyan and Turkish companies actively shared information and built
cooperative relationships.

3. Bilateral Meeting with Turkey (January 9th)
Deputy Minister for Construction, Engineering andReal Estate Industry Kitamura had a meeting withDirector General for Free Zones, Overseas Investment
and Services of Ministry of Trade of Turkey Öztürk.
We agreed to continue holding the “Turkish-JapaneseOverseas Construction Cooperation Conference” thathas been held four times, and strengthen thecooperation between companies of both countries
through seminars and business matching also in thethird countries.

Bilateral Meeting