Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister IKUINA by Participants of “JENESYS2024 ASEAN-Japan Students Conference”

15 January 2025 -

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, IKUINA Akiko received a delegate of about 100 university students from 10 ASEAN Member States (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and Timor-Leste, who are participating in the “JENESYS2024 ASEAN-Japan Students Conference”.

Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ikuina started by giving welcoming remarks to the delegation in their own languages, and stated that it was a valuable experience for future leaders from different countries to meet together and exchange views openly, and that she hoped they would become “lifelong friends”. The two student representatives of the delegation expressed their gratitude for their visit to Japan through JENESYS and their expectations and enthusiasm for participating in the ASEAN-Japan Students Conference and for strengthening ASEAN-Japan relations further. At the end of the courtesy call, Ikuina, guest and the delegation took photos together to commemorate the program.

Japan’s Friendship Ties Programs JENESYS 2024 is supported by the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).