Tokyo (VNA) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on June 5 pledged to cooperate with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to maintain an open and free international order in the Indian Ocean and Pacific regions.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in his meeting with ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh, Abe revealed Tokyo’s hope to support the group in the economic field and consolidate the Japan-ASEAN bonds through boosting mutual understanding with cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
Read the full story at VietnamPlus