KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21-- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), together with the ASEAN Committee in Tokyo (ACT), which consists of the ASEAN Ambassadors to Japan, recently organised the ASEAN 53rd Anniversary Symposium.
The online event themed ‘Beyond Covid-19: Moving into the New Normal’, saw participation from both Japan and ASEAN Member States.
The Symposium was opened by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Japan and ACT Chair, Myint Thu, who is calling for ASEAN and Japan to effectively address emerging challenges together and implement countermeasures against the impact of the global pandemic.
After the opening remarks, ASEAN Secretary-General, Datuk Lim Jock Hoi, delivered his keynote address and reassured that ASEAN’s determination to fight the pandemic remained strong through decisive, targeted, and measured actions.
In addition, during the panel discussion in the latter part of the symposium, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University and Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Dr Fukunari Kimura shared his view that Asia Pacific economies were currently experiencing both supply and demand shocks.
This will be followed by another huge demand shock with forcedly reshuffled production networks, according to a statement.
At the concluding remarks, AJC Secretary-General, Masataka Fujita echoed Ambassador Myint Thu’s sentiments that it was important for ASEAN and Japan to view this pandemic as a common issue and pursue innovative and resilient strategies together.
AJC, an intergovernmental organisation established by the ASEAN Member States and Japan in 1981, aims to promote trade, investment, tourism as well as people-to-people exchanges between the ASEAN Member States and Japan.
-- BERNAMA
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