Motegi said – in remarks he made after talks with the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth and Foreign Minister Nandkumar Buddha – that Japan will also begin providing technical support for the reform of Mauritius’ environment and the local fisheries industry as of next month, according to Kyodo News. On its website.
He added, “Japan will look positively at meeting Mauritius’ request for yen loans to help it recover from the leakage and develop its economy, which was also affected by the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
After inspecting a coastal area affected by the oil spill in Mauritius, Motegi assured reporters that Japan hopes to implement concrete cooperative measures accurately, quickly and with an unprecedented scale.
Separately, Japan also announced its intention to provide a 600 million yen grant to assist Mauritius in its efforts to promote disaster risk reduction, including providing warning devices and measurement tools to deal with hurricanes and rising sea levels.
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