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When the "Ministerial meeting for transport" was held in Tokyo in January 2002, it was agreed upon between Ms. Chikage Oogi, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan and Mr. Jean-Claude Gayssot, Minister of Public Works, Transportation, Housing of France to hold an experts' meeting for the purpose of deepening discussions on the below-mentioned 4 sectors;


  • ITS
  • Urban Travel
  • Prevention of marine pollution
  • Aviation Accident Investigation


Experts' Meeting Schedule


September 2002(Paris) Urban Travel (The first meeting)
ITS (The first meeting)
June 2003(Tokyo)  Marine pollution
July(Tokyo) ITS (The second meeting)
February 2004(Tokyo)  Urban Travel (The second meeting)
October 2004(Nagoya)  ITS (The third meeting)
June 2005(Paris)  Urban Travel (The third meeting)
September(Saint-Brieuc) ITS (The fourth meeting)
September 2006(Tokyo)  Public Transport (The fourth meeting)
October(London) ITS (The fifth meeting)

In addition, both authorities exchanged views through the inter-visitation of leaders in the sector of aviation accident investigation, as well as human exchange (exchange of trainees).

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8918

2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8918 (ANNEX)

Tel: +81-3-5253-8111


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