The Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, has completed a two-day visit to Tokyo, Japan, where he promoted the “TEDA Tirana” Free Economic Zone and held a series of meetings, reaffirming the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

The official visit where he also represented the network of B40 member cities, whose Presidency this year is held by Tirana, Veliaj started this Saturday with a meeting with the Mayor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, whom he considered a promoter of innovation and cooperation.

“It’s always a pleasure to meet my good friend, Yuriko Koike – not only the mayor of the world’s largest city, Tokyo, but also a promoter of innovation and cooperation, as we witnessed during the reconstruction after the 2019 earthquake with Japanese experts,” writes Veliaj.

A special importance was given to the participation in the Technology Summit in Tokyo where the Technology and Economic Development Zone project (TEDA Tirana) was presented, a project that aims to absorb foreign direct investments, expanding the range of industries operating in the Albanian market.

During the official visit, Mayor Veliaj also met with the chairman of the Albanian-Japanese Friendship Committee, Minoru Kiuchi.

“It is always a pleasure to meet my good friend, Minoru Kiuchi, the chairman of the Albanian-Japanese Friendship Committee! I look forward to more cooperation between Tokyo and Tirana in business, tourism and politics”, writes Veliaj.

Mayor Veliaj was also welcomed by the Albanian community there, which makes a special contribution to the further strengthening of relations between the two countries.

“At the end of the short visit to Tokyo, a hug with the community in Japan, modest in numbers but key to strengthening ties,” he wrote on social networks.