Japan Pledges Support for ASEAN Development

By // 25 October 2009

    Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has pledged continued development support to member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,

    reports. Hatoyama, speaking at the 12th ASEAN-Japan Summit in Thailand, also reaffirmed Japan's commitment to ease intraregional development gaps in Asia.

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