The first Japan-China Policy Dialogue on the Mekong Region

April 22, 2008

The First Japan-China Policy Dialogue on the Mekong Region will be held in Beijing on April 25 (Fri).
The conference will be attended from the Japanese side by Mr. Kazuhide Ishikawa, Deputy Director-General of the Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other officials concerned; and from the Chinese side by Mr. Xu Chen, Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other officials concerned.
At the conference, the participants will discuss such various issues as development and trade and investment promotion in the Mekong region (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) to share mutual recognition on the current situation of and measures related to the Mekong region.

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