Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front C) poses for a group photo with leaders of ASEAN-member nations and other participants prior to the Asian Zero Energy Carbon (AZEC) Summit, held in conjunction with the ASEAN-Japan commemorative summit, at the Japanese Prime Minister’s office in Tokyo on December 18.//AFP
Japan and ASEAN firmed up their already close relationship at their meetings in Tokyo over the weekend. After five decades, Japan has proved to be a reliable partner of ASEAN in all areas.
The new joint vision statement and action plans will ensure that their relations will proceed in the right direction in the years to come. They form a roadmap for the future generation to pursue a new direction for cooperation.
Officials from the two countries have spent nearly a year fine-tuning ideas and programs that both sides can implement together to deepen their strategic…
