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State Minister Iwata Holds Meeting with H.E. Ms. Tanja Fajon, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

April 16, 2024

On Tuesday, April 16, Mr. Iwata Kazuchika, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, held a meeting with H.E. Ms. Tanja Fajon, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia to exchange views on future bilateral economic cooperation, particularly in the energy sector.

At the meeting, the Slovenian side introduced its efforts toward decarbonization, such as establishing a consortium that consists of Slovenian industry, government, and academia to build a low-carbon hydrogen ecosystem, and its plans to expand its nuclear power plants, and discussed bilateral cooperation with Japan.

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