Japanese PM vows to work closely with ASEAN to ensure peace in the region
Phnom Penh: His Excellency Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, on November 12, 2022, pledged to work closely with ASEAN leaders to ensure peace in the region.
His Excellency the Prime Minister of Japan also said this while co-chairing with Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia and Chairman of the ASEAN Chairmanship of the 25th ASEAN-Japan Summit [25th ASEAN. Japan Summit] Held at Sokha Hotel, Phnom Penh.
The Prime Minister of Japan also stressed that [I would like to announce the {Kishida ទស្សន vision} is for peace only. I pledge to work closely with ASEAN leaders to discuss in-depth procedures and ensure peace in the region].
He also said that in order to maintain and strengthen the free and open international order, Japan has supported the unity and centralization of ASEAN. According to HE Kishida, Japan also expressed support for ASEAN’s vision on the Indo-Pacific [AOIP].
It should be noted that the leaders of ASEAN and Japan established the first informal dialogue in 1973, and later formalized in March 1977 with the convening of the ASEAN-Japan Forum.
Since then, significant progress has been made in all areas, including security, politics, economic, financial and socio-cultural cooperation.
Japan joined the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia [TAC] in July 2004 and became a dialogue partner appointed by its Ambassador to ASEAN at the ASEAN Secretariat in the city. Zakarta. Japan’s Mission to ASEAN was established on May 26, 2011.
According to ASEAN data in 2021, bilateral trade between ASEAN and Japan reached 240.2 billion US dollars, up 17.2 percent year on year. Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from Japan in 2021 will reach 12.0 billion US dollars, up 3.5 percent year on year. ASEAN’s third trading partner.