Secretary-General of ASEAN Meets Japanese Prime Minister

Tokyo, 2 December 2009 Meeting in Tokyo yesterday, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the Prime Minister of Japan exchanged views on the latest developments with regard to the establishment of the ASEAN Community. Both sides also discussed the role of the Jakarta-based Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) at the meeting.

Dr Surin Pitsuwan informed Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama that “ASEAN endeavours to maintain ASEAN centrality by strengthening its commitment towards the 2015 target and we are resolved to deliver on promises espoused in the ASEAN Charter and the Roadmap for an ASEAN Community”. [read more]