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Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia coordinate in regional issues

Japan will closely coordinate with Indonesia and Malaysia in regional issues, particularly in response to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia coordinate in regional issues ảnh 1Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Japan will closely coordinate withIndonesia and Malaysia in regional issues, particularly in response to theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held bilateral talkswith his Malaysian counterpart Najib Abdul Razak and Indonesian President JokoWidodo on November 12 on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Summit (ASEAN-31) andrelated meetings which are underway in Manila, the Philippines.

According to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs,President Joko Widodo said Jakarta shares concerns with Japan on threats fromthe DPRK’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, adding that Indonesia willfully implement the UN Resolutions related to the issues, including restrictionon the DPRK’s exports of its workers.

Abe, for his part, said Tokyo plans to coordinate withIndonesian coast guards in the near future to reinforce marine law enforcement.

In a talk between Abe and Malaysian PM Najib, the twoleaders discussed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-PacificPartnership (CPTPP), replacing the Trans-Pacific Partnership​ (TPP) after the USwithdrew from the trade deal.

Najib thanked Japan for promoting the agreement while Abehoped to partner with Malaysia to soon bring the deal into force.

The CPTPP has revised the original TPP text so that itcan be effective 60 days after at least six signatories complete domesticprocedures.-VNA

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