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ASEAN, JAPAN discuss future co-operation
(KPL) - A second meeting of the ASEAN-Japan eminent persons' group was held in Vientiane on Saturday to discuss and review the ASEAN-Japan co-operation over the past 30 years, and possible ways to boost future co-operation.
The meeting was hosted by Laos on behalf of the ASEAN and co-chaired with Japan. Laos took the role due to an assignment by ASEAN as the association's co-ordinator with Japan from 2006 to 2009.
The results of the meeting will be forwarded for discussion at the
ASEAN-Japan summit to be held in Thailand at the end of this year. The
ASEAN-Japan co-operation has deepened and broadened in scope since 1973 and
now covers the three pillars that support the development of the ASEAN
Community-politics, economic and social culture for the enhancement of
peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
Japan has played an important role in reducing poverty in ASEAN member
countries through the Initiative for Asean Integration and Vientiane Action Programme.
The ASEAN-Japan eminent persons' group was established at the
10th Asean-Japan summit held in the Philippines last year. The group's first
meeting took place in Japan in March.
The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) now comprises 10 nations: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The meeting was hosted by Laos on behalf of the ASEAN and co-chaired with Japan. Laos took the role due to an assignment by ASEAN as the association's co-ordinator with Japan from 2006 to 2009.
The results of the meeting will be forwarded for discussion at the
ASEAN-Japan summit to be held in Thailand at the end of this year. The
ASEAN-Japan co-operation has deepened and broadened in scope since 1973 and
now covers the three pillars that support the development of the ASEAN
Community-politics, economic and social culture for the enhancement of
peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
Japan has played an important role in reducing poverty in ASEAN member
countries through the Initiative for Asean Integration and Vientiane Action Programme.
The ASEAN-Japan eminent persons' group was established at the
10th Asean-Japan summit held in the Philippines last year. The group's first
meeting took place in Japan in March.
The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) now comprises 10 nations: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
