The 21st Meeting of the Japan-ASEAN Forum

August 24, 2005

1. The 21st Meeting of the Japan-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Forum will be held on August 25 (Thu) and 26 (Fri) at Hotel New Otani in Tokyo.
2. The Forum Meeting will be attended on the Japanese side by Mr. Tsuneo Nishida, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of political affairs, and Mr. Mitoji Yabunaka, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of economic affairs, and on the ASEAN side by vice-foreign-minister-level officials and the Secretary General of the ASEAN.
3. At the forthcoming Meeting, the participants will exchange views on follow-ups on and future direction of Japan-ASEAN cooperation, including Japan-ASEAN Plan of Action, which was issued at the Japan-ASEAN Commemorative Summit held in 2003, East Asian regional cooperation, including the East Asia Summit to be held in December this year, and regional and international issues.
4. It is expected that Japan-ASEAN relations, which is the core of East Asian regional cooperation, will be further strengthened through this Forum Meeting.

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