The 16th ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting has underscored the commitment of both sides to further advance the partnership towards the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan relations next year.
Jakarta (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, has attended the 16th ASEAN-Japan Joint CooperationCommittee Meeting.
The recent online event underscored the commitment of both sides to furtheradvance the partnership towards the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan relationsnext year.
The meeting welcomed the continued efforts in theimplementation of cooperation activities and projects under the ImplementationPlan of the 2013 Vision Statement on ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation.
Both sides agreed to further enhancing cooperation in areasof common interests, including trade and investment, tourism, disastermanagement, health, humanitarian assistance, sustainable development, smartcities, cybersecurity, connectivity and people-to-people exchanges as well asin regional post-pandemic recovery. They also emphasised the need to continue promotingeconomic cooperation, including through the implementation of the RegionalComprehensive Economic Partnership.
ASEAN appreciated Japan’s support to its efforts in handlingCOVID-19 challenges for the last two years, including the establishment andoperations of the ASEAN Centre for Public Health Emergencies and EmergingDiseases Centre.
ASEAN took note of Japan’s proposal of designating 2023 as“the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation” to celebrate themilestone with various commemorative activities.
The two sides exchanged views on developments in ASEAN andJapan as well on international and regional issues, with Japan reaffirmingsupport for the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).
Both agreed to strengthen ASEAN-Japan practical cooperationin the four areas outlined in the AOIP, in line with the ASEAN-Japan JointStatement on Cooperation on AOIP adopted by the leaders in 2020./.
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At the event (Photo: asean.org) 
