10th Mekong-Japan Summit opens

VGP - The 10th Mekong-Japan Summit opened on October 9 in Tokyo, Japan, attracting the participation of leaders from five nations in Mekong and Japan.

October 09, 2018 11:09 AM GMT+7

Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is chairing the event. Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Cambodian PM Hun Sen, Lao PM Thongloun Sisoulith, Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha and Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi also joined the summit.

The 10th Mekong-Japan Summit marks the 10^th anniversary of Mekong-Japan cooperative mechanism and three-year implementation of the Tokyo Strategy 2015.

Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu

At the event, leaders will discuss the Mekong-Japan cooperation in line with the international and regional situations, consider the suggestion of the 11th Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the establishment of three key pillars in Mekong-Japan Cooperation and discuss and consider approving the Tokyo Strategy 2018 on Mekong-Japan cooperation.

On the same day, leaders of Mekong nations and Japan will hold a working session with the Japan-Mekong Friendship Parliamentary Alliance and the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren).

As schedule, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc will join with other leaders to attend the Mekong-Japan Investment Forum chaired by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).

By Thuy Dung