The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee Working Group (AJJCC-WG)

JAKARTA, 16 May 2023 – The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee Working Group (AJJCC-WG) was convened at the ASEAN Secretariat on 16 May 2023. The meeting was co-chaired by the Permanent Mission of Thailand to ASEAN and the Mission of Japan to ASEAN. Representatives from all ASEAN Member States, Timor-Leste, the ASEAN Secretariat, and the JAIF Management Team (JMT) attended the meeting. During the face-to-face meeting organised for the first time since the end of the Covid-19 Pandemic, a wide range of topics were discussed to further strengthen ASEAN-Japan cooperation, especially in alignment with the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).

The meeting acknowledged and extended its appreciation for Japan’s support and looked forward to the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit to be held in Tokyo in December 2023 to reinforce the partnership between ASEAN and Japan.