9th December 2015
On
9th December, Ambassador Miyagawa made opening remarks at the 5th
BIMP-EAGA and Japan Senior Officials’ Consultation in Kota Kinabalu.
In
his speech, the Ambassador introduced the assistance policy of Japan
and various cooperation projects carried out by Japan in the BIMP-EAGA,
and also referred to the significance of further enhancing the
cooperation between Japan and the BIMP-EAGA that has the high potential.
BIMP-EAGA
member countries, in return, expressed their appreciation for the
cooperation by Japan, and expectation to further deepen collaboration
between Japan and BIMP-EAGA in such fields as eco-tourism as well as
trade and investment.
(*) BIMP is an acronym of Brunei
Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, and EAGA is that
of the East ASEAN Growth Area. It was started in 1994 to jointly
develop peripheral less-developed areas of the four countries. Together
with the Mekong Region Development on the Indochina Peninsula,
BIMP-EAGA constitutes a part of the effort to narrow gaps in the ASEAN
region.
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