ANKARA - Turkish State Minister Murat Basesgioglu received Japanese Ambassador to Turkey Nobuaki Tanaka in Ankara on Friday.
Tanaka congratulated Basesgioglu, minister in charge of sports, over Fenerbahce`s success in reaching the quarter finals in the European Champions League.
Tanaka stressed that the year 2010 will be the "year of Japan" in Turkey.
"As part of the year of Japan in Turkey, we plan to organize sportive and cultural activities. We would like to organize a friendly game between the national soccer teams of Turkey and Japan in 2010," Tanaka noted.
Ambassador Tanaka requested from Basesgioglu support for Tokyo`s candidacy to host the 2016 Olympics.
Meanwhile, Basesgioglu told that he will help organize a friendly game between the Turkish and Japanese national soccer teams.
(SOL-MS)