DHAKA: Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe for free trade talks on Tuesday, as pressure mounted at home over a corruption scandal in which hundreds of police officers were fired.

The two countries also confirmed their cooperation on nuclear technology, as Abe seeks deals to revive the world’s third-largest economy, reports The Straits Times.

Abe visited Turkey twice last year, cementing atomic contracts and pushing the export of more reactors as the industry tries to emerge from the shadow of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

Erdogan, who has been under fire over corruption and bribery probes involving his government, arrived in Japan on Monday as part of a six-day Asian tour.

BDST: 2007 HRS, JAN 07, 2014
Edited by Robab Rosan, Current Affairs Editor