(06-05-2013)
H.E. Ms. Akira Matsu, Member of
the House of Councillors – the upper house of the National Diet of Japan
– called on H.E. Mr. Le Luong Minh, the Secretary-General of ASEAN,
last week at the ASEAN Secretariat.
SG Minh welcomed Ms. Matsu and her
delegation to the ASEAN Secretariat, which he said was a “reflection of
the importance that Japan attaches to ASEAN-Japan dialogue relations
that now spans to 40 years”. SG Minh added, “Notwithstanding the
achievements of the dialogue relations over the last 40 years, there
still remains scope to further enhance the already dynamic ASEAN-Japan
relations. ASEAN looks forward to the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit
being organized towards the end of the year and is in anticipation of
new initiatives that would be meaningful and conducive to further
expanding and deepening ASEAN-Japan relations.”
Ms. Matsu congratulated SG Minh on his
appointment to lead ASEAN at the most critical stage of its
Community-building efforts. She conveyed Japan’s confidence on the
capability of SG to bring ASEAN towards its 2015 goal and reiterated
Japan’s continued support to ASEAN’s endeavor. According to Ms. Matsu,
“Japan recognizes the importance of ASEAN in the region, thus, Japan’s
readiness to provide continuous support to ASEAN and its
Community-building efforts, through various programs including the
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).” Ms. Matsu
was actually directly involved in the conceptualization of ERIA in 2006.
The private sector representatives in
Ms. Matsu’s delegation also expressed their strong interest in expanding
trade and investment in the ASEAN region.
Ms. Matsu’s party included H.E.
Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane of the Mission of Japan to ASEAN, officials
from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and several
private sector representatives. Prior to her meeting with the
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Ms. Matsu also participated in the Exchange
of Views between the ERIA Governing Board (GB), the Academic Advisory
Council (AAC) and the Ambassadors of EAS Member States, which took place
at the sideline of the 6th Meeting of the ERIA Governing Board. Besides
her official public position, Ms. Matsu is also a famous actress in
Japan.
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