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Japan hails ASEAN’s efforts to achieve peaceful solution to Myanmar

Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Katsunobu Kato has praised ASEAN’s efforts to achieve a peaceful solution to the situation in Myanmar. ​
Japan hails ASEAN’s efforts to achieve peaceful solution to Myanmar ảnh 1Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Katsunobu Kato (Photo: AFP)

Tokyo (VNA) - Chief Cabinet Secretary of JapanKatsunobu Kato has praised ASEAN’s efforts to achieve a peaceful solution tothe situation in Myanmar.

Speakingto reporters in Tokyo, Kato, who is also the Government’s spokesperson, saidJapan welcomed a statement issued after the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting (ALM) onApril 24 as the first step toward improving the situation.

Earlierthe same day, the European Union (EU) also hailed the statement as an “encouragingprogress” in the bloc’s ceaseless efforts to deal with the ongoing crisis inthe Southeast Asian nation.

USAmbassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield also vowed to closely monitorthe implementation of decisions reached at the ALM.

Also onApril 25, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued astatement lauding the ALM in Jakarta, including discussions on the Myanmarcrisis./.

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