August 04, 2023

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JOGMEC/METI to hold Japan-DRC Mining Conference-Fostering momentum of future mining investment among Japanese companies
through providing information and exchanging opinions on the mining industry in DRCJapan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) invited government officials and officials
from government-affiliated companies from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and held JapanDRC Mining Conference with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Embassy of DRC in
Japan on July 13, 2023, for strengthening its relationship with DRC, which is rich in mineral resources. At
this conference, DRC provided information about the country's mining industry and related informationsuch as the country's infrastructure. Japanese companies and government organizations also asked anumber of questions about the country, making for a lively exchange of opinions.
JOGMEC will continue to further strengthen its relationship with DRC and other African countries in orderto ensure a stable supply of metal mineral resources to Japan.

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DRC attracts global attention for its rich endowment of mineral resources such as copper and cobalt. OnDecember 9, 2022, Mr. NISHIMURA Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, held a meetingwith Hon. Antoinette N'SAMBA KALAMBAYI, Minister of Mines of DRC, and signed a Joint Statement ofIntent on Cooperation in the Mining Sector. Later, JOGMEC and METI co-hosted a roundtable tostrengthen the relationship with DRC. The joint statement also promised the future holding of the miningforum in Tokyo, which was realized as “Japan-DRC Mining Conference” this time around.
A total of 92 people participated in this conference, including the delegation of DRC led by Ms. Kelly
LUNDA MAWAYA, Focal Point of Japan Task-Force, Cabinet of the President of the DRC, and Mr.
MABOLIA YENGA, Coordinator of the CTCPM, as well as representatives from Japanese companies,government organizations, and embassies from African countries. It began with a video message by
Antoinette N'SAMBA KALAMBAYI, Ministry of Mines of DRC and Mr. SATOMI Ryuji, Parliamentary ViceMinister of Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, followed by presentations by the officials ofgovernment/government organizations of DRC and a representative of a mining company operating in theDRC, on mining policies, current challenges, and project investment opportunities and related informationsuch as the country's infrastructure. After that, momentum about future mining investment among
Japanese companies was fostered through the Q&A session. Finally, Ms. Kelly LUNDA MAWAYA and Mr.
SHIMOTORI Hiroshi, Executive Vice President, Head of Metals Unit, JOGMEC gave closing remarks.
JOGMEC has supported resource diplomacy between the two countries through activities such as humanresource development with Botswana Geologic Remote Sensing Project since 2009. We will continue tosupport resource diplomacy between the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry ofMines of the DRC based on the joint statement, and further strengthen its relationship with the DRC andother African countries in order to ensure a stable supply of metal mineral resources to Japan.
■ References
Minister Nishimura Holds Meeting with Hon. Antoinette N’SAMBA KALAMBAYI, the Democratic
Republic of Congo’s Minister of Mines, and Signs a Joint Statement of Intent on Cooperation in theMining Sector (Web site of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)（URL）https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2022/1209_003.html
Invited Antoinette N’SAMBA KALAMBAYI, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Mines, andheld a roundtable with Japanese companies.
-Fostering momentum about future mining investment among Japanese companiesthrough providing information and exchanging opinions on the mining industry in DRC（December 23, 2022）（Japanese Version）(URL) https://www.jogmec.go.jp/news/release/news_10_00077.html

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