January 20th, 2017
International Policy Division (Global Strategy),
Policy Bureau
International Affairs Office,Land Economy & Construction Industries Bureau

State Minister Suematsu’s Visit to Uganda and Zambia“Uganda-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference” and“Zambia-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference”

Based on the achievement of TICAD VI*, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
and Tourism Suematsu visited the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Zambia on January
8th-14th.
Based on the achievement of TICAD VI, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism Suematsu visited the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Zambia with the member
companies of Japan-Africa Infrastructure Association and held High Quality Infrastructure
Conference in cooperation with their governments for promoting the understanding of Japan’s“Quality Infrastructure Investment” and supporting the business expansion of Japanese
infrastructure-related companies.
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu made opening speeches(opening remarks) as the organizer of “Uganda-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference” and“Zambia-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference.” Through talks with the governments ofUganda and Zambia, we announced that we will contribute to the promotion of “Quality
Infrastructure Investment” and continue cooperation with the ministers in charge of infrastructuredevelopment. We signed the Memorandum of Cooperation for Promotion of “Quality Infrastructure
Investment” and Continuing Cooperative Relationship, and agreed to launch “Quality Infrastructure
Dialogue,” which will be a forum for regular exchange of opinions among stakeholders.
In the Republic of Uganda, we conducted sales activities for the Japanese companies to receive
orders of Kampala flyover construction and road upgrading.
The summary of the visit to the Republic of Uganda is in Attachment 1, and the summary of thevisit to the Republic of Zambia is in Attachment 2.
*(Note) TICAD is an abbreviation for Tokyo International Conference on African Development, which is aninternational conference on the theme of African development. Since 1993, it has been led by the Government ofJapan and has been held jointly with the United Nations, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), theAfrican Union Commission (AUC) and the World Bank. The 6th Tokyo International Conference on African
Development (TICAD VI) was held in Nairobi, Kenya on August 27th-28th, 2016. The conference was held inAfrica for the first time. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from Japan attended and co-chaired with. President of the
Republic of Kenya Kenyatta (host country) and President of Chad Idriss Déby Itno (AU Chair).

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Attachment 1
1. Uganda-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference (January 9th)(1) Date: Monday, January 9th, 2017(2) Location: Hotel Africana, Kampala, Republic of Uganda(3) Host: (Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(Uganda) Ministry of Works and Transport(4) Participants: Approximately 280 people from both countries(Main participants from Japan) Approximately 60 people from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (State Minister Suematsu, Assistant Vice-Minister of Minister's
Secretariat Mugishima, Counsellor of Minister’s Secretariat Mori), Embassy of Japan in
Uganda (Ambassador Kameda), JICA Uganda Office (Chief Representative Kawasumi),
Japanese companies (23 Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association member
companies including construction companies, consulting companies, trading companies andmanufacturers, etc.)(Main participants from Uganda) Prime Minister Rugunda, Minister of Works and Transport
Azuba, State Minister of Transport Bagiire, Ambassador of Uganda to Japan Okullo,
Ugandan infrastructure-related companies, etc.
(5) Summary:
I. Opening Speech (Opening Remarks)
At the beginning of the conference, Prime Minister Rugunda, State Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu, Minister of Works and Transport Azuba,
President of Fujita Corporation Okumura as the representative of Japan-Africa Infrastructure
Development Association, State Minister of Transport Bagiire, and Ambassador Kameda maderemarks.
<Summary of the Remarks by State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Suematsu>“In TICAD VI, Prime Minister Abe had a meeting with President Museveni and he expressed
our intension to promote Japanese companies business in Uganda. President Museveni
requested cooperation in infrastructure development as one of the important areas of bilateralrelations. We are very pleased to be able to hold High Quality Infrastructure Conference basedon the achievement of the summit meeting. Uganda, a landlocked country, is expected to growsignificantly due to the development of transportation infrastructure. There is also an urgent
need to take measures against traffic congestion in Kampala. “Quality of Infrastructure” isimportant when responding to infrastructure demand. Today's conference is attended by 23
Japanese companies, who will share our world’s top-class efforts including bridge steel that
does not require painting, quick and efficient road paving technology, and signal systems that
respond to traffic volume. We expect that both countries, known for their friendly nationality
and sharing virtues, will build further cooperation in the field of infrastructure.”

Opening Ceremony of Uganda-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference with Prime Minister Rugunda

Opening Speech by State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu (Opening Remarks)

After the opening speech (opening remarks), a keynote speech, signing ceremony, company
session (company presentation), workshop and business matching were held.
II. Keynote Speech
In the keynote speech, Counsellor of Minister’s Secretariat Mori made a presentation on“Japan's High Quality Infrastructure,” and Director of Ministry of Works and Transport
Bagonza made a presentation on “Infrastructure Development in Uganda.” Chief
Representative of JICA Uganda Office Kawasumi made a presentation on “JICA’s Cooperation
Program in Uganda,” and Uganda National Roads Authority made a presentation on“Ongoing/Future Projects and Challenges in Uganda.”
III. Signing Ceremony (signing and adaptation of Memorandum of Cooperation for Promotion of“Quality Infrastructure Investment” and Continuing Cooperative Relationship)

State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu signed and adopted
Memorandum of Cooperation for Promotion of “Quality Infrastructure Investment” andContinuing Cooperative Relationship with Minister of Works and Transport Azuba. In thememorandum, we agreed to continue dialogue after the “Uganda-Japan High Quality
Infrastructure Conference,” and launch “Quality Infrastructure Dialogue” for exchanging
opinions on a regular basis in order to promote “Quality Infrastructure Investment.” In addition,
three Japanese infrastructure-related companies also signed a memorandum of cooperation in
infrastructure sector with Uganda National Association of Building and Civil Engineering
Contractors (UNABCEC).

Signing Ceremony (State Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu andMinister of Works and Transport Azuba)

Signing Ceremony(Japanese Companies and UNABCEC)

IV. Company Session (Company Presentation)
In the company session, representatives of 23 Japanese infrastructure-related companies(Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association) and Uganda National Association of
Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (UNABCEC), etc. made presentations on their
examples of “Quality Infrastructure Investment” and technologies.
V. Workshop
The workshop was held and divided into four themes: “Cooperation in Construction Industry,”“Urban Transportation and Road Maintenance,” “Roads and Bridge with Life-Cycle Cost,” and“Cutting-Edge Technology for Quality Infrastructure” in response to the interests of participants.
After presentations from Japanese and Ugandan companies, lively questions and answers andexchanges of opinions took place.
V. Business Matching
Japanese companies were divided into individual booths and interviewed with interested
Ugandan companies. Through active information exchange, Japanese companies built
relationships with Ugandan companies that could be partners.

Representatives of Japan andthe Republic of Uganda

Business Matching2. Bilateral Meeting with the Dignitaries of the Republic of Uganda (January 9th and 10th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu had a meeting with Prime
Minister Rugunda and Minister of Works and Transport Azuba. We agreed to strengthen thecooperative relationship to promote investment in “Quality Infrastructure” based on theachievement of TICAD VI. We also exchanged opinions on various infrastructure projects such as
traffic congestion measures and road maintenance in Kampala City, and carried out sales activities
for Japanese companies to receive orders of the Kampala flyover construction and road
improvement. In addition, he introduced Japan's infrastructure-related companies (Japan-Africa
Infrastructure Development Association) accompanied him.
Prime Minister Rugunda welcomed the Japanese delegation and explained the importance of roadmaintenance in Kampala and capacity building. He expressed his gratitude for Japan's support andexpectations for cooperation.
Minister of Works and Transport Azuba was pleased with the success of conference and expressed
his expectations for Japan. Based on the signed memorandum, we confirmed to hold “Quality
Infrastructure Dialogue” in April as a follow-up to the conference.
3. Others (January 9th and 10th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu attended a reception for
networking with the ministers of African countries and the managers of Japanese
infrastructure-related companies (Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association). He also
visited the site of Japan's priority projects for Uganda, such as the Queensway substation project,
and Kampala flyover construction and road improvement project.

Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister Rugunda

Attachment 2
1. Zambia-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference (January 12th)(1) Date: Thursday, January 12th, 2017(2) Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Lusaka, Republic of Zambia(3) Host: (Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(Zambia) Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development, Ministry of Works andSupply(4) Participants: Approximately 380 people from both countries(Main Participants from Japan) Approximately 60 people from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (State Minister Suematsu, Assistant Vice-Minister of Minister's
Secretariat Mugishima, Counsellor of Minister’s Secretariat Mori), Embassy of Japan inZambia (Ambassador Sobashima), JICA Zambia Office (Chief Representative Noda),
Japanese companies (19 Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association member
companies including construction companies, consulting companies, trading companies andmanufacturers, etc.)(Main Participants from Zambia) Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Chitotela,
Minister of Communication and Transport Mushimba, Zambian infrastructure-relatedcompanies, etc.
(5) Summary:
I. Opening Speech (Opening Remarks)
At the beginning of the conference, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development
Chitotela, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu, President of
Fujita Corporation Okumura as the representative of Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development
Association, and Ambassador Sidejima made remarks.
<Summary of the Remarks by State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Suematsu>“As stated in “National Vision 2030" and "Sixth National Development Plan,” infrastructuredevelopment is an important issue for the Zambian government. Zambia, a landlocked country,
is expected to grow significantly due to the development of transportation infrastructure linking
the Nacala Corridor that connects neighboring countries and regions such as Nacala Port in
Mozambique and Malawi, and as a logistics hub in the Central Africa region. “Quality of
Infrastructure” is important when responding to infrastructure demand. Today's conference isattended by 19 Japanese companies, who will share our world’s top-class efforts. Today's
conference is the first step in deepening the understanding of quality infrastructure and kicking
off to further strengthen economic relations between the two countries. We hope that mutual
understanding between the two countries will be promoted and that business relations willfurther develop.”

Opening Speech by State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu (Opening Remarks)

After the opening speech (opening remarks), a keynote speech, company session (company
presentation), signing ceremony, workshop and business matching were held.
II. Keynote Speech
In the keynote speech, Counsellor of Minister’s Secretariat Mori made a presentation on“Japan's High Quality Infrastructure,” and Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Housing andInfrastructure Development Mushota made a presentation on “Infrastructure Development inZambia.” Chief Representative of JICA Zambia Office Noda made a presentation on “JICA’s
Cooperation Program in Zambia,” and Director of Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure
Development Sakala made a presentation on “Overview of Public-Private Partnership.”

Keynote Speech

Representatives of Japan andthe Republic of Zambia

III. Company Session (Company Presentation)
In the company session, representatives of 19 Japanese infrastructure-related companies(Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association) made presentations on their examples of“Quality Infrastructure Investment” and technologies.

IV. Signing Ceremony (signing and adaptation of Memorandum of Cooperation for Promotion of“Quality Infrastructure Investment” and Continuing Cooperative Relationship)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu signed and adopted
Memorandum of Cooperation for Promotion of “Quality Infrastructure Investment” andContinuing Cooperative Relationship with Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development
Chitotela. In the memorandum, we agreed to continue dialogue after the “Zambia-Japan High
Quality Infrastructure Conference,” and launch “Quality Infrastructure Dialogue” forexchanging opinions on a regular basis in order to promote “Quality Infrastructure Investment.”
In addition, three Japanese infrastructure-related companies also signed a memorandum ofcooperation in infrastructure sector with National Council for Construction (NCC) of Zambia.

Signing Ceremony (State Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu
and Minister of Housing and Infrastructure
Development Chitotela)Signing Ceremony(Japanese Companies and NCC of Zambia)

V. Workshop
The workshop was held and divided into four themes: “Cooperation in Construction Industry,”“Quality Infrastructure Design,” “Road and Bridge with Life-Cycle Cost,” and “Cutting-Edge
Technology for Quality Infrastructure” in response to the interests of participants. After
presentations from Japanese and Zambian companies, lively questions and answers andexchanges of opinions took place.
V. Business Matching
Japanese companies were divided into individual booths and interviewed with interested
Zambian companies. Through active information exchange, Japanese companies built
relationships with Zambian companies that could be partners.

2. Bilateral Meeting with the Dignitaries of the Republic of Zambia (January 13th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu had a meeting with
Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Chitotela and Minister of Works and Supply
Nkhuwa. We agreed to strengthen the cooperative relationship to promote investment in “Quality
Infrastructure” based on the achievement of TICAD VI. We also exchanged views on various
infrastructure projects such as road maintenance and hospital construction. In addition, he
introduced Japan's infrastructure-related companies (Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development
Association) accompanied him.
Minister of Works and Supply Nkhuwa welcomed the Japanese delegation and explained thecurrent situation of infrastructure in Zambia (all sectors including road infrastructure, electricity,
housing need further development). He expressed his gratitude for Japan's support andexpectations for cooperation.
Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Chitotela was pleased with the success ofconference and expressed his expectations for Japan. Based on the signed memorandum, we
confirmed to hold “Quality Infrastructure Dialogue” in April as a follow-up to the conference.
3. Others (January 12th and 13th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Suematsu attended a reception for
networking with the ministers of African countries and the managers of Japanese
infrastructure-related companies (Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association). He also
visited the sites exemplifying Japan's quality infrastructure in Uganda, such as the Inner Ring
Road (Tokyo Way), and a hospital in Lusaka District. At the hospital, Minister of Health Chilufya
welcomed the Japanese delegation.

Bilateral Meeting with Minister of Housing andInfrastructure Development Chitotela and Minister ofWorks and Supply Nkhuwa

Visit to Hospital in Lusaka District with
Minister of Health Chilufya