The Third Japan-Philippine Politico-Military Dialogue and the Fourth Japan-Viet Nam Politico-Military Dialogue

December 7, 2007

The Third Japan-Philippine Politico-Military Dialogue will be held on December 11 (Tue) in Manila, Philippines, and the Fourth Japan-Viet Nam Politico-Military Dialogue will be held on December 13 (Thu) in Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
Attending the Japan-Philippine Dialogue as Japan’s representatives will be Mr. Junichi Ihara, Deputy Director-General, Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Masaru Tsuji, Director-General for International Affairs, Ministry of Defense; and attending the Japan-Viet Nam Dialogue as Japan’s representatives will be Mr. Junichi Ihara, Deputy Director-General, Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Yukinari Hirose, Director, International Policy Division, Ministry of Defense.
At these Dialogues, the participants will exchange views on such wide-ranging matters as the regional situation and political and security issues.

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