January 24th, 2020
International Policy Division (Global Strategy), Policy Bureau
Overseas Projects Division, Policy Bureau
General Affairs Division, International Affairs Office,Land Economy & Construction Industries Bureau

State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minorikawa’s Visit to Kenya and Ethiopia
2nd Ethiopia-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure ConferenceState Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minorikawa visited the Republic ofKenya and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for the promotion of “Quality
Infrastructure Investment” on January 7th-12th, 2020.
Republic of Kenya (see Attachment 1 for the meeting details)
In the Republic of Kenya, our contribution for the promotion of “Quality Infrastructure Investment”
including PPP was expressed through the meetings with the Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministryof Transport, Infrastructure, Housing & Urban Development Obure, the acting Finance Minister
Yatani and other cabinet members of Kenya.
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (see Attachment 2 for the meeting details)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minorikawa attended the “2ndEthiopia-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure Conference” and signed the “Memorandum ofCooperation for Promoting Quality Infrastructure Investment”. Ethiopia and Japan agreed tostrengthen the comprehensive cooperation including PPP in the field of infrastructure through themeetings with Minister of Transport Dagmawit, and two State Ministers of Transport as well asState Minister of Urban Development and Construction Tazer and other cabinet members.
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Attachment 1
1. Bilateral Meeting with the Dignitaries ofKenya (January 8th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
and Tourism Minorikawa had meetings with theChief Administrative Secretary, Ministry ofTransport, Infrastructure, Housing & Urban
Development Obure, the acting Finance Minister
Yatani and other cabinet members and expressedto contribute to the promotion of “Quality
Infrastructure Investment” including PPP.
He extended Japan’s appreciation for the Ministryof Transport, Infrastructure, Housing & Urban
Development’s participation in TICAD7 andrequested their cooperation to move forward with
the Japanese company’s “Mombasa Port Area Road
Development Project” package 2.

Bilateral Meeting with Chief Administrative
Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure,
Housing & Urban Development Obure

Chief Administrative Secretary Obure expressed hisappreciation for Japan’s continuous technicalsupport and the infrastructure development inMombasa.
Bilateral Meeting with ActingFinance Minister Yatani

We briefed the activities of Japan-Africa
Infrastructure Development Association (JAIDA) in the Ministry of Finance. Acting Finance
Minister Yatani expressed his expectation in Japanese companies to participate in PPP projects andprovide technical support in Kenya.
Mr. Miyamoto, Chairman of the Board, Shimizu Corporation (JAIDA President), Mr. Okumura,President of Fujita Corporation (JAIDA Representative) and other JAIDA member companies also
attended in these meetings and introduced their business activities.

2. Site Visit to Mombasa (January 9th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minorikawa visited ongoing ODA
project sites in Nairobi, Mombasa Port and its surrounding infrastructure related facilities where
Japan's cooperation projects are underway with JAIDA member companies. He also had a meetingwith Director General of Kenya Coast Guard Service Naisho.

Port Control Tower to Overlook the Panoramic Viewof Mombasa Area

Meeting with Director General ofKenya Coast Guard Service Naisho

ナイショ沿岸警備隊長官との会談

Site Visit to the Future Site of Mombasa Special Economic Zone with JAIDA Member Companies

Attachment 2

1. 2nd Ethiopia-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure Conference (January 10th)(1) Date: Friday, January 10th, 2020
(2) Location: Hilton Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia(3) Host: (Japan) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism(Ethiopia) Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Urban Development and Construction(4) Participants: Approximately 160 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 Minorikawa)
Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia (Ambassador Matsunaga)
Japanese companies including Mr. Miyamoto, Chairman of the Board, Shimizu Corporation(JAIDA President), Mr. Okumura, President of Fujita Corporation (JAIDA Representative)(24 JAIDA member companies including construction companies, consulting companies,
trading companies and manufacturers, etc.) and others(Main participants from Ethiopia)
H. E. Ms. Dagmawit Moges, Minister of Transport
H. E. Mr. Awol Wegris, State Minister of Transport
H. E. Ms. Hiwot Mosisa, State Minister of Transport
H. E. Mr. Tazer G/Egiziabher, State Minister of Urban Development and Construction(5) Summary:
I. Opening remarks from the hosts
On behalf of the two countries, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minorikawa, JAIDA President Miyamoto and Minister of Transport Dagmawit Moges madeopening remarks<Summary of the Remarks by State
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
and Tourism Minorikawa>“I’d like to express my sincerest
gratitude toward the cooperation of theEthiopian government for holding thesecond
High-Quality
InfrastructureConference. It is my great pleasure tosign a Memorandum of Understandingthat signifies Japan’s continuing promise
to assist with the development ofhigh-quality infrastructure in Ethiopia.
In 2016, JAIDA was established for thepromotion of infrastructure development

State Minister Minorikawa’s remarksin the Conference

in Africa with the cooperation of public and private sectors. It is my understanding that in orderto respond to further economic development and urbanization, Ethiopia has a strong demand forinfrastructure. We expect that there will be increasing business chances created through theeconomic policies including privatization of state-owned businesses and the growing demand
for transportation infrastructure by normalization of diplomatic relations between Ethiopia andEritrea.
The strength of Japanese infrastructure lies in the fact that based on the philosophy of “Madewith Japan” we proposed in TICAD7, the infrastructure will be developed in cooperation withthe people of Africa while the technology transfer will also be promoted. We would like workwith you under the philosophy for the development of infrastructure in Ethiopia.
PPP is also the main theme of this conference. I expect that today’s conference will be asignificant step forward toward bringing the public and private sectors of both countries
together and developing PPP infrastructure projects in Ethiopia. I would like to express mysincere hopes that our two countries continue to develop—or as we say in Japanese, KAIZEN,
to continually work to improve—the relations between our two countries and that we can cometogether to develop successful projects.”
II. Signing Ceremony of Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minorikawa signed theMemorandum of Cooperation for Promoting Quality Infrastructure Investment in Ethiopia withMinistry of Transport and Ministry of Urban Development and Construction.

III. Keynote Speech
Mr. Murakawa, Director of International Planning for Construction Industry, Ministry of Land,Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, made a presentation on “Japanese Contribution toRealizing High Quality Infrastructure Investment for Africa” in keynote speech.
IV. Workshop and Business Matching
Public and private sectors including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourismof Japan, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Urban Development and Construction, theMinistry of Finance of Ethiopia, JICA discussed “infrastructure development for sustainabledevelopment” and “PPP” as the main themes. In business matching, Japanese companies andEthiopian companies as possible business partners exchanged information to build cooperativerelationships.

2. Bilateral Meeting with the Dignitaries of Ethiopia (January 10th)

State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minorikawa had a meeting with
Minister of Transport Dagmawit, two State Ministers of Transport, State Minister of Urban
Development and Construction Tazer and other cabinet members and agreed to strengthen
comprehensive cooperation including PPP in the field of infrastructure.
JAIDA President Miyamoto, Representative
Okumura and the representatives of eachparticipating Japanese company also
attended the meeting and introduced theirbusiness activities.

Bilateral Meeting with the Dignitaries ofthe Ethiopian Government

3. Other Event (January 10th)
State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minorikawa visited the Alemegena
Machine Based Technology Road Construction and Maintenance Training Center where Japan
provided technical cooperation from 2002 to 2006 in Ethiopia. State Minister of Transport Hiwat
accompanied his visit and guided the facility. We saw that technical cooperation from Japan is still
there in local operations, and that it is exactly the site that embodies the “Made with Japan.”State Minister of Transport Hiwot Welcomes
State Minister Minorikawa

Site Visit to Alemegena Machine Based Technology
Road Construction and Maintenance Training Center