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▼ Japan PM To Make 4-Day Visit To Vietnam, Philippines From April 27
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to make a four-day trip from Sunday to Vietnam and the Philippines as part of Japan's summit diplomacy to maintain a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, the government said Wednesday.
Japan has been focusing on building stronger ties with Southeast Asian nations, as U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked uncertainty over the global economic and security situation. Ishiba's visit follows Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent trip to the region.
By holding talks with To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Ishiba seeks to deepen "personal" relations with them, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi.
"It is one of the top diplomatic priorities for Japan to strengthen ties with Southeast Asia, a major global growth driver and a strategically important area," Hayashi said, adding that Ishiba aims to bolster economic and security cooperation with the region.
"We will actively pursue summit diplomacy to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law," Hayashi, the top government spokesman, said at a regular press conference.
Japan has been focusing on building stronger ties with Southeast Asian nations, as U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked uncertainty over the global economic and security situation. Ishiba's visit follows Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent trip to the region.
By holding talks with To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Ishiba seeks to deepen "personal" relations with them, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi.
"It is one of the top diplomatic priorities for Japan to strengthen ties with Southeast Asia, a major global growth driver and a strategically important area," Hayashi said, adding that Ishiba aims to bolster economic and security cooperation with the region.
"We will actively pursue summit diplomacy to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law," Hayashi, the top government spokesman, said at a regular press conference.
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