Photo exhibition highlights ASEAN-Japan cooperation

A photo exhibition title "45 years of ASEAN-Japan relations" debuted in Hanoi on June 4, highlighting milestones in the partnership between Japan and other ASEAN member over the years.

At the exhibition (Photo: VNA)
At the exhibition (Photo: VNA)

The exhibition was part of the 34th ASEAN-Japan forum and a symposium on ASEAN-Japan cooperation for prosperity, co-chaired by Vietnam and Japan in Hanoi on June 3-4.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung spoke highly of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam for organising this meaningful activity.

It was time for ASEAN to gather documents and build an online data bank on ASEAN-Japan relations, he added.

For his part, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norikazu Suzuki affirmed that the symposium on ASEAN-Japan cooperation for prosperity and the photo exhibition marked a new milestone in the cooperative relations between ASEAN and Japan.

30 photos on display at the exhibition reflected the positive contribution made by Japan and 10 ASEAN member countries as well as the ASEAN Secretariat, and the development milestones in the partnership between ASEAN members and Japan.