January 22nd, 2016
International Affairs Office (Global Strategy)“Mozambique-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference” and“Tanzania-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference”
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held the bilateral High Quality
Infrastructure Conference in Mozambique and Tanzania on January 12th-14th in cooperation withJETRO and the governments of two countries.
Vice-Minister for Infrastructure of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Nishiwaki and Japanese companies paid a courtesy call on Vice-Minister of Transport andCommunications Rebelo in Mozambique and Minister of Works, Transport and Communication
Mbarawa in Tanzania. We had a discussion on the promotion of cooperative relationship for
infrastructure development in two countries.
In Tanzania-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference, Prime Minister Majaliwa attended andmade opening remarks.
The details are as follows.
1. Mozambique-Japan High Quality Infrastructure Conference(1) Date: 9:30-17:30, Tuesday, January 12th, 2016
(2) Location: Indy Congress Hotel & Spa, Maputo, Mozambique(3) Host: (Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, JETRO(Mozambique) Ministry of Transport and Communications(4) Participants: Approximately 250 people(From Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Vice-Minister Nishiwaki),
JETRO (Executive Vice President Yonetani), Embassy of Japan in Mozambique(Ambassador Mizutani), JICA, Japanese companies (25 companies including construction
companies, trading companies, engineering companies, consulting companies,. construction
machinery manufacturer, etc.)(From Mozambique) Ministry of Transport and Communications (Vice-Minister Rebelo),
Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, President of the relevant publiccorporation, Ambassador of Mozambique to Japan, Mozambican companies, etc.
(5) Summary:At the beginning of the conference, Vice-Minister of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportand Tourism Nishiwaki and Vice-Minister of Ministry of Transport and Communications Rebelo
made opening remarks and welcomed the conference attendees. After introducing examples of“Quality Infrastructure” and infrastructure-related technologies from 13 Japanese companies, we
exchanged opinions with Mozambican participants on infrastructure maintenance, life cycle costs,and environmentally friendly technologies in thematic workshops.
In addition, business matching between Japanese and Mozambican companies was conducted topromote cooperation between the two countries.

Throughout the conference, there was a lively exchange of opinions on the “High-Quality” ofinfrastructure development and we shared the idea of Japan’s “Quality Infrastructure Investment”
and life cycle costs.
Vice-Minister of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Nishiwaki also made acourtesy visit to the Ministry of Transport and Communications (Vice-Minister Rebelo) with theJapanese companies.
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<Opening Remarks><Courtesy Call on Vice-Minister ofTransport and Communications Rebelo withJapanese Companies><Conference><Business Matching>

2. Tanzania-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure Conference(1) Date: 9:30-17:30, Thursday, January 14th, 2016
(2) Location: Kilimanjaro Hotel, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania(3) Host: (Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, JETRO(Tanzania) Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications, Tanzania Investment
Center (TIC), Embassy of Tanzania in Tokyo, and others(4) Participants: Approximately 230 people(From Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Vice-Minister Nishiwaki),JETRO (Executive Vice President Yonetani), Embassy of Japan in Tanzania (AmbassadorYoshida), JICA, Japanese companies (29 companies including construction companies,
trading companies, engineering companies, consulting companies,. construction machinery
manufacturer, etc.)(From Tanzania) Prime Minister Majaliwa, Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications(Deputy Minister Ngonyani), TIC (Executive Director Kairuki), President of the relevantpublic corporation, Tanzanian companies, etc.
(5) Summary:At the beginning of the conference, Prime Minister Majaliwa made a speech and expressed hisgratitude for Japan's support for the country’s sustainable economic growth. He also stated thatthey would promote efforts based on the development plan.
In addition, he mentioned the utilization of PPP in the construction field and various projects inroads, railways, ports, and airports, and expressed his expectations for the formation of JVs
between Japanese and Tanzanian companies.
The advanced examples of “Quality Infrastructure Investment” and infrastructure related
technologies were presented by 14 Japanese companies, and Tanzanian public corporations incharge of highways, ports, railways, and airports presented the current state and future demand forinfrastructure development in each sector.
Thematic workshops and business matching were held, and an active information exchange tookplace.
On the 15th, Vice-Minister of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Nishiwaki
made a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications (MinisterMbrawa) with Japanese companies.

<Opening Remarks by Prime Minister Majaliwa><Courtesy Call on Minister of Works,
Transport and Communication Mbarawa withJapanese Companies><Prime Minister Majaliwa><Conference><Workshop><Contact>
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International Policy Division (Global Strategy), Policy Bureau
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism,
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