Outline of Results of the 22nd Japan-ASEAN Vice-Ministerial Transport Policy Meeting

2 July 2024 -

On Wednesday, 26 June, the Japan-ASEAN Transport Policy Meeting was held in Nagasaki, inviting high-ranking government officials in the transport sector from each ASEAN country, where they held high-level discussions on cooperation between Japan and ASEAN in the transport sector.

As a result of the discussions, it was agreed that at the Japan-ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting to be held in November this year, approval would be sought for new projects related to the training of personnel who install and manage navigation aids such as lighthouses and buoys, and the dissemination and promotion of SAF.

Based on the Japan-ASEAN Transport Partnership, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is holding the Japan-ASEAN Vice-Ministerial Transport Policy Meeting to further strengthen cooperation between Japan and ASEAN member states in the transport sector. At this meeting, new cooperation projects were discussed in preparation for the 22nd Japan-ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting to be held in November this year.

The meeting also reported the results of cooperation projects to the Ministerial Meeting and it was agreed that the following deliverables in the field of transport, which are scheduled to be compiled this year under the Japan-ASEAN Transport Partnership, will be reported to the 22nd Japan-ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting for approval:

• Transportation Technology Cooperation Seminar
• Joint Hydrographic Survey of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
• Guidelines for the Provision of Information to Small Vessels

Joint Hydrographic Survey of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore is supported by the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).

Read more on the press release (JP) here: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/content/001752393.pdf