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AMM-55: Japan, ASEAN pledge to cooperate toward free, open Indo-Pacific

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his counterparts in ASEAN countries on August 4 committed to cooperating in promoting maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region.
AMM-55: Japan, ASEAN pledge to cooperate toward free, open Indo-Pacific ảnh 1Delegates to the ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and hiscounterparts in ASEAN countries on August 4 committed to cooperating in promotingmaritime security in the Indo-Pacific region.

In their meeting in Phnom Penh within the framework of the55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings, Hayashivoiced strong opposition to any attempt to unilaterally change the status quoby force in the East and South China seas, Kyodo News reported, citing the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

Hayashi called on ASEAN peers to step up cooperation inachieving a free and open Indo-Pacific, and also vowed to support the 10-membergroup's efforts to realise the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific, an initiativeaimed at maintaining peace, freedom, and prosperity in the region.

He expressed support for ASEAN's commitment to addressingthe crisis in Myanmar.

The ministers affirmed they will continue coordination inpromoting post-COVID-19 economic recovery of ASEAN member states./.
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