Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Japan should boost closer cooperation withintheir extensive strategic partnership framework for peace and prosperity inAsia, said former Japanese Defence Minister Satoshi Morimoto.
Addressing the seminar “Regional Issues and Japan’s Defence Policy” held at theDiplomatic Academy of Vietnam on December 17, Satoshi Morimoto who is currentlynational security and defence policy analyst and Chancellor of TakushokuUniversity, said Vietnam and Japan should coordinate better at multilateralforums, as well as work together to promote the role of ASEAN and the UnitedNations in the settlement of common challenges, contributing to stability anddevelopment in Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
At the event, he highlighted security situations in Northeast Asia,Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific regions.
He particularly gave in-depth analysis into the US – China competition, China’srise, US policy change to China, and regional hot spots like the DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea and China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan./.