News reports this week revealed that more than US$1 billion of uranium was contracted by Uzbekistan’s state mining company,Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine (NMMC), for delivery to Japan between 2023 and 2030 via trading companiesITOCHU Corp. and Marubeni Corp. Detail of the deals, which were signed during a December visit to Japan by UzbekistanPresident Shavkat Mirziyoyev, remain light. The agreements follow a statement from Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investment andForeign Trade in October last year that mutual intentions to conclude new contracts for the supply of Uzbek uranium to Japanwere discussed during a government delegation’s visit to Japan.
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机译：本周新闻报道显示，乌兹别克斯坦国有矿业公司Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine（NMMC）承包了超过10亿美元的铀，并将于2023年至2030年之间通过贸易公司ITOCHU Corp.和Marubeni Corp运往日本。乌兹别克斯坦总统沙夫卡特·米尔齐约耶夫（Shavkat Mirziyoyev）12月对日本进行的访问期间签署的协议仍然不多。达成这些协议之前，乌兹别克斯坦投资和对外贸易部去年10月发表声明，在政府代表团访问日本期间讨论了双方达成缔结向日本供应乌兹别克铀的新合同的意图。
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