Antananarivo, 8 October 2021 (TDI): HIGUCHI Yoshi, the Japanese Ambassador to Madagascar, held talks with the newly appointed transport Minister of the Republic of Madagascar.
The meeting aimed at the cooperation between the Republic of Madagascar and Japan in the field of transportation. The special focus was placed on the expansion of Toamasina port under the Japanese Official Development Assistance ODA.
新運輸大臣(前スポーツ青年大臣)と面会し、運輸分野での日本の協力、就中、日本のODAによるトアマシナ港拡張事業等について協議。同事業は、マダガスカルにおける日本の協力として最大級で、地域連結性強化の観点からFOIPの枠組にも位置付けられるもの。2026年に港のキャパ3倍化を目指します。 https://t.co/e3jBtJvzWW pic.twitter.com/Ia6c042v7w
— HIGUCHI Yoshi 🇯🇵 Ambassadeur du Japon 🇲🇬 🇰🇲 (@AmbassadeurJPMD) October 7, 2021
The Toamasina port expansion project is one of the largest projects running between the Republic of Madagascar and Japan. The Project is positioned as Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Framework for enhancing and strengthening regional connectivity.
Lastly, the Ambassador of Japan to Madagascar also announced during the meeting that Japan Plans to triple the capacity of Toamasina port by 2026.
