Japanese Ambassador to ASEAN Chiba Akira (L) in the interview (Photo: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) –Japanese Ambassador to ASEAN Chiba Akira said on April 15 that sharinginformation and knowledge in a free, transparent and speedy manner is of utmostimportance and a prerequisite for regional cooperation in response to COVID-19.
In an interview recently granted to Vietnam News Agency in Jakarta, Akira saidthe virus acknowledges no border and Japan cannot stop the spread of infectionalone.
It is a duty of all countries to mobilise all their resources to curb andterminate the spread of the virus together, and Japan will continue to takeleadership with ASEAN, China and the Republic of Korea in the fight, he said.
Speaking highly of the initiative to hold the ASEAN Special Summit and theSpecial ASEAN 3 Summit on Response to COVID-19, he praised Vietnam for foreseeingthe necessity of information sharing, cooperation and solidarity among the mostconcerned nations within the region.
According to the Japanese diplomat, the development of vaccine will be a trumpcard in the fight against COVID-19. In the meantime, identifying the remedy isimportant, and Japan will expand clinical studies of Avigan medicine to treatCOVID-19 patients.
Akira said Japan – ASEAN cooperation in the fight is based on three pillars.First, Japan will cooperate to strengthen infectious disease responsiveness.Second, Japan will support the establishment of a centre for infectiousdiseases. Third, the country will support the resilience of ASEAN economy.
“Japan is determined to evaluate trade in accordance with the World TradeOrganisation’s rules, and to render the supply chain network centred on ASEAN”,he said, affirming that Japan will welcome all ASEAN athletes to the TokyoOlympic and Paralympic Games, as a symbol of human resilience.
Hailing Vietnam’s active and proactive role in its capacity as ASEAN Chair inpromoting common efforts against COVID-19, the diplomat said partnership withVietnam is of utmost importance to Japan this year, not only because Vietnam isASEAN Chair and a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council,but also because Vietnam is Japan’s Country Coordinator for ASEAN.
He concluded that countries are facing a new normal in uncharted waters, andVietnam’s helmsmanship has been audacious, innovative and outstanding.
“We are yet to know what awaits us next, but I wish Vietnam all the best forthe days to come, so that the region can adapt to this new normal as quickly aspossible”, he said./.
In an interview recently granted to Vietnam News Agency in Jakarta, Akira saidthe virus acknowledges no border and Japan cannot stop the spread of infectionalone.
It is a duty of all countries to mobilise all their resources to curb andterminate the spread of the virus together, and Japan will continue to takeleadership with ASEAN, China and the Republic of Korea in the fight, he said.
Speaking highly of the initiative to hold the ASEAN Special Summit and theSpecial ASEAN 3 Summit on Response to COVID-19, he praised Vietnam for foreseeingthe necessity of information sharing, cooperation and solidarity among the mostconcerned nations within the region.
According to the Japanese diplomat, the development of vaccine will be a trumpcard in the fight against COVID-19. In the meantime, identifying the remedy isimportant, and Japan will expand clinical studies of Avigan medicine to treatCOVID-19 patients.
Akira said Japan – ASEAN cooperation in the fight is based on three pillars.First, Japan will cooperate to strengthen infectious disease responsiveness.Second, Japan will support the establishment of a centre for infectiousdiseases. Third, the country will support the resilience of ASEAN economy.
“Japan is determined to evaluate trade in accordance with the World TradeOrganisation’s rules, and to render the supply chain network centred on ASEAN”,he said, affirming that Japan will welcome all ASEAN athletes to the TokyoOlympic and Paralympic Games, as a symbol of human resilience.
Hailing Vietnam’s active and proactive role in its capacity as ASEAN Chair inpromoting common efforts against COVID-19, the diplomat said partnership withVietnam is of utmost importance to Japan this year, not only because Vietnam isASEAN Chair and a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council,but also because Vietnam is Japan’s Country Coordinator for ASEAN.
He concluded that countries are facing a new normal in uncharted waters, andVietnam’s helmsmanship has been audacious, innovative and outstanding.
“We are yet to know what awaits us next, but I wish Vietnam all the best forthe days to come, so that the region can adapt to this new normal as quickly aspossible”, he said./.
VNA
