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▼ Abe Arrives in Philippines For Talks with ASEAN Leaders
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MANILA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday began a four-day trip to the Philippines for meetings with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at which he is set to seek support for a "free and open Indo-Pacific."
At multilateral summits and in talks with leaders including Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Manila, Abe is expected to emphasize the importance of the free and open strategy in underpinning the future growth of the region.
He will also seek to affirm coordination with leaders on key issues such as maritime security and the North Korea threat.
According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Abe and Li will meet on Monday afternoon, building on Abe's discussions on North Korea and other regional and bilateral issues with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Vietnam on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit.
He is also scheduled to hold talks on Monday with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is chairing the ASEAN summit.
On Sunday, Abe met Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo before attending a celebration of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN.
In a summit between Japan and the 10-member ASEAN bloc on Monday, he is expected to reiterate the importance of international law in resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea between some ASEAN members and China, without explicitly mentioning China's expansionary activities in the waters.
Abe and the leaders of the Mekong countries -- Cambodia, Laos,
Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam -- are tipped to discuss Monday what more Japan can do to assist development in the strategically located region.
On Tuesday, Abe is set to take part in an ASEAN-plus-three summit with China and South Korea, followed by the East Asia Summit involving the members of the ASEAN-plus-three as well as Australia, India, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.
He is likely to focus on the threat from North Korea and Japan's view that pressure on Pyongyang must be increased until it completely abandons its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Ahead of Abe's arrival, diplomats from Japan, Australia, India and the United States discussed in Manila the finer points of a free and open Indo-Pacific order and agreed to work together based on their shared values.
Abe is scheduled to leave the Philippines on Wednesday.
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At multilateral summits and in talks with leaders including Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Manila, Abe is expected to emphasize the importance of the free and open strategy in underpinning the future growth of the region.
He will also seek to affirm coordination with leaders on key issues such as maritime security and the North Korea threat.
According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Abe and Li will meet on Monday afternoon, building on Abe's discussions on North Korea and other regional and bilateral issues with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Vietnam on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit.
He is also scheduled to hold talks on Monday with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is chairing the ASEAN summit.
On Sunday, Abe met Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo before attending a celebration of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN.
In a summit between Japan and the 10-member ASEAN bloc on Monday, he is expected to reiterate the importance of international law in resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea between some ASEAN members and China, without explicitly mentioning China's expansionary activities in the waters.
Abe and the leaders of the Mekong countries -- Cambodia, Laos,
Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam -- are tipped to discuss Monday what more Japan can do to assist development in the strategically located region.
On Tuesday, Abe is set to take part in an ASEAN-plus-three summit with China and South Korea, followed by the East Asia Summit involving the members of the ASEAN-plus-three as well as Australia, India, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.
He is likely to focus on the threat from North Korea and Japan's view that pressure on Pyongyang must be increased until it completely abandons its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Ahead of Abe's arrival, diplomats from Japan, Australia, India and the United States discussed in Manila the finer points of a free and open Indo-Pacific order and agreed to work together based on their shared values.
Abe is scheduled to leave the Philippines on Wednesday.
© KYODO
- November 13, 2017
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