Malaysian PM to attend 40th Asean-Japan Commemorative Summit

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is to make a working visit to Tokyo from Thursday to Sunday in conjunction with the summit marking the 40th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan dialogue relations, Malaysian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

The Foreign Ministry said the leaders of the 10 ASEAN nations and Japan were expected to re-emphasize at the summit on Saturday their close and long-standing relations besides signing three documents that outline programmes and activities to strengthen their relations.

These documents are the Vision Statement of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, its Implementation Plan, and the Joint Statement of the ASEAN-Japan Summit, the Foreign Ministry said.

Najib, who is also finance minister, is scheduled to have bilateral talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, after which they will hold a joint news conference.