Japan, The Prime Minister revealed that the ASEAN-Japan summit meeting tomorrow will discuss security issues in the South China Sea. Insists that Thailand respects the independence of all countries.
At 4:30 p.m. (Japan local time) which is 2 hours faster than Thailand) on December 16, in front of the Imperial Palace courtyard, Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Gave an interview about the special ASEAN-Japan Summit (ASEAN-Japan) Commemorative Summit) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan relations on December 17, 2023. What will Thailand, as the ASEAN coordinator, offer in particular? That we are one of the members. Currently, Indonesia is the chairman. The next president will be the Lao People's Democratic Republic. And Japan is a nation that invests very high in ASEAN and Thailand has the highest investment in Thailand, so there will be a discussion about his needs. In addition, another matter will be the issue of security in the South China Sea, where there is still conflict. We insist that the independence of every country must be respected. You must be careful not to cause problems. Because if there is a problem with the sea transportation system, it will be a problem. Especially in Taiwan, we have 60,000 workers, so we don't want the conflict to go far. The matter of Myanmar must be discussed further because it is one of the ASEAN countries. And there is a border with Thailand of more than 2,000 kilometers, which we were informally assigned to talk and see. And ten days ago, Mr. Panpree Phitthanukorn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Went to talk with the negotiating partner. in Myanmar and agreed to set up a working group To oversee humanitarian assistance If a problem arises, how will we take care of innocent people?
Source: Thai News Agency