July 19th, 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 Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire
2nd Ghana-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure ConferenceState Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Otsuka visited the Republic ofGhana and the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire on June 10th-12th for the promotion of Japan's “Quality
Infrastructure Investment.”

Republic of Ghana (see Attachment 1 for the meeting details)
Based on the achievement of TICAD VI*, State Minister Otsuka visited the Republic of Ghana withapproximately 50 people from 24 Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA)
member companies, which totals 60 people from both public and private sectors, for supporting thedevelopment of Japan's “Quality Infrastructure Investment” in Ghana and held the “High-Quality
Infrastructure Conference” in corporation with the government of Ghana.
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (see Attachment 2 for the meeting details)
In Cote d'Ivoire, we had a meeting with Minister of Transport Koné and Minister of Equipment andRoad Maintenance Kouakou, and agreed to further deepen the cooperative relationship between thetwo countries in order to develop “Quality Infrastructure” in Cote d'Ivoire through sharing
knowledge and experience.
2nd Ghana-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-Private
Conference for High Quality Infrastructure.

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Attachment 1

1. 2nd Ghana-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure Conference (June 11th)(1) Date: Tuesday, June 11th, 2019(2) Location: Accra International Conference Center, Accra, Republic of Ghana(3) Host: (Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(Ghana) Ministry of Roads and Highways(4) Participants: Approximately 160 people from public and private sectors(Main participants from Japan)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (State Minister Otsuka, Deputy
Minister Kitamura）
Embassy of Japan in Ghana (Ambassador Himeno)
Japanese companies including Chairman of Shimizu Corporation Miyamoto (JAIDA President)
and President of Fujita Corporation Okumura (JAIDA Representative) (24 member companiesof Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association including construction companies,consulting companies, trading companies, manufacturers, etc.)
and others(Main participants from Ghana)
Minister for Roads and Highways Atta, Minister for Works and Housing Akyea, Deputy
Minister for Railways Development Boateng, Chairman of Ghana-Japan Parliamentary
Friendship League Acheampong, and others(5) Summary:
I. Opening Remarks
On behalf of both countries, State Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Otsuka,
JAIDA President Miyamoto, Minister for Roads andHighways Atta, Minister for Works and Housing
Akyea, Deputy Minister for Railways Development
Boateng, Chairman of Ghana-Japan Parliamentary
Friendship League Acheampong made openingremarks.
<Summary of the Remarks by State Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Otsuka>
State Minister Otsuka’s Remarksin the Conference
I’d like to express my sincerest gratitude toward thecooperation of the Ghanaian government for holding
the High-Quality Infrastructure Conference. It is my understanding that in order to respond tofurther economic development and urbanization, Ghana has a strong demand for infrastructure.
The strength of Japanese infrastructure lies in the fact that the infrastructure will be developedin cooperation with the people of Africa while the technology transfer including safety
management, construction and quality control will also be promoted. We would like to propose
this philosophy of “Made with Japan” especially for TICAD7.
The main theme of this conference is “PPP,” and I strongly hope that the government agencies

and private companies of both countries will work together to take a major step toward thedevelopment of a PPP project in Ghana.
TICAD 7 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 forHigh 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 this conference.
II. Quality Infrastructure and PPP
Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kitamura gavea keynote speech on the theme of quality infrastructure and PPP. His presentation included
introduction of “Japan Construction International Award” which commends overseas
construction projects demonstrating Japan’s strengths. He also explained the efforts toward thedevelopment of PPP projects in Bangladesh and the importance of appropriate risk sharing for
promoting the understanding of Japan's infrastructure technology and the spirit of “Made withJapan.” Japanese companies presented Japan's technology and experience, examples of PPP
projects, business interests, financial schemes, etc.
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 Communique
Deputy Minister Kitamura and Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways Anthony A. Karbosummarized the discussion during the meeting and signed the communique of the “2ndGhana-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure Conference.”
2. Bilateral Meeting with the Dignitaries of Ghana (June 11th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism Otsuka had a meeting with Minister forRoads and Highways Atta, Minister for Works andHousing Akyea, Deputy Minister for Railways
Development Boateng and others. They agreed tostrengthen the public-private partnership in theinfrastructure sector through sharing the awarenesson “Quality Infrastructure” of the two countries.
In addition to calling for participation in TICAD7 tobe held in Yokohama in August this year, weMeetings with Minister for Roads and Highways
requested appropriate progress management ofAtta, Minister for Works and Housing Akyea, andTema Motorway Roundabout Improvement Project
Deputy Minister for Railways DevelopmentBoateng(Phase 1) by Shimizu-Dai Nippon JV, including therailway construction that intersects the main roadand is ongoing in parallel. In addition, JAIDA President Miyamoto stated that they would
continue to cooperate in infrastructure development in Ghana, and participating JAIDA member

companies also introduced their experiences and technologies.
Minister for Roads and Highways Atta welcomed the Japanese delegation, and thanked for theJapanese grant aid for Tema Motorway Roundabout Improvement Project. He stated that theywould manage the progress so that the project could be completed as scheduled. He expressed hisexpectations for the continuous support from Japan. Minister for Works and Housing Akyea also
expressed his expectations for cooperation with Japan in the housing sector.

Attachment 2

1. Bilateral Meeting with the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (June 12th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism Otsuka had a meetingwith Minister of Transport Koné and Ministerof Equipment and Road Maintenance Kouakou
and agreed to share knowledge and experiencein order to jointly promote the development of“Quality Infrastructure” in Cote d'Ivoire andfurther deepen the cooperative relationshipbetween the two countries.
We also called for participation in TICAD7 tobe held in Yokohama in August this year, andrequested cooperation for the early completionof the Project for the Construction of Three
Intersections in Abidjan. In addition, JAIDA
Representative Okumura stated that they would
continue to cooperate in infrastructuredevelopment in Cote d’Ivoire, and participating
JAIDA member companies also introduced
their experiences and technologies.

Bilateral Meeting with Minister of Transport Koné

Minister of Transport Koné and Minister ofEquipment and Road Maintenance Kouakou,
welcomed the Japanese delegation and thanked
Bilateral Meeting with Minister of Equipment andJapan for its support in various fields includingRoad Maintenance Kouakou
infrastructure. In particular, he touched on
various projects supported by Japan and statedthat the projects are contributing to the mitigation of traffic congestion and improvement in roadconditions. He also expressed his intention to participate in TICAD7, and his expectations forcooperation in increasing the investment from Japan.
2. Infrastructure Business Matching Seminar (June 12th)
We held an infrastructure business matching
seminar between Japanese companies and Ivoriancompanies that are interested in infrastructuredevelopment projects.
Minister of Commerce and Industry Diarrassouba
made opening remarks on his expectations forinfrastructure investment taking the opportunityof TICAD7. State Minister Otsuka stated that wewould like to contribute to the development of
Cote d'Ivoire with the concept of “Quality

State Minister Otsuka’s Remarks in the Seminar

Infrastructure.”
In the seminar, both Japan and Cote d'Ivoire made presentations on infrastructure investment.
During the business matching, Japanese, Ivorian and French companies actively shared
information and built cooperative relationships.