Uzbekistan and Japan signed an exchange notes on project “Installation x-ray scanning equipment at border crossing checkpoints of Uzbekistan with neighboring states” on 1 March 2010.

The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of Uzbekistan. Japan allocated US$5 million to realization of the project. The funds were issued within no-string aid to general projects.

Uzbekistan and Japan are strategic partners. Japan is one of the leading investors to Uzbekistan. Japan issued US$1.9 billion to Uzbekistan, including US$910 million within preferential yen loan programme Official Development Assistance. Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) allocated US$721 million into fuel-energy and textile industries of Uzbekistan. The country received US$234 million within no-string aid and technical assistance.