9 February 2018 a working meeting of the General director of the IRIAS Alexander Ageev with representatives of the Japan Association for Trade with Russia and the newly independent states (ROTOBO) was held.
During the meeting, the sides discussed issues of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, digital transformation, prospects for economic growth.
The Japan Association for Trade with Russia and the newly independent states is the only one organization in Japan that promotes the development of business cooperation between large Japanese enterprises and enterprises of the former socialist states of Eurasia.