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Photo exhibition highlights ASEAN-Japan relations

A photo exhibition highlighting the 45-year relations between ASEAN and Japan was held in Hanoi on June 4 as part of the symposium on “ASEAN-Japan Cooperation for Prosperity”.
Photo exhibition highlights ASEAN-Japan relations ảnh 1Visitors at the exhibitions (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A photo exhibitionhighlighting the 45-year relations between ASEAN and Japan was held in Hanoi onJune 4 as part of the symposium on “ASEAN-Japan Cooperation for Prosperity”.

On display were 30 photos demonstrating thedevelopment milestones in the partnerships between each ASEAN member and Japanand between the bloc and Japan in recent past.

Minister and Chairman of the Government OfficeMai Tien Dung suggested ASEAN build an online data bank on the relationsbetween the association and Japan.

Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for ForeignAffairs Norikazu Suzuki said the symposium and the photo exhibition marked theclose cooperative ties between Japan and ASEAN.

According to Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga,Honorary President of the ASEAN Women’s Circle of Hanoi (AWCH), the photos aretypical examples of the strong friendship and cooperation between Japan andASEAN countries, which set a firm foundation for the maintenance of peace,development and prosperity in the Asian-Pacific region over the past time.

Some notable photos include those of PartyGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his spouse receiving Japan’s EmperorAkihito and Empress Michiko in Hanoi in March 2017, Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc and his wife hosting Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the occasion ofhis official visit to Vietnam in January 2017, and the 21st ASEAN-Japan Summitin Singapore in November 2018.-VNA
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