TOKYO, Oct. 25 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:
(On Prime Minister Takaichi's attendance at the ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) related Summit Meetings as the first overseas trip, and on the results the Prime Minister intends to achieve through meetings with leaders of ASEAN and other participating leaders)
I will be traveling to Malaysia to attend the series of ASEAN-related Summit Meetings. ASEAN is situated at the crossroads of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It's also one of the world's key growth centers, and a core pillar of Japan's "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" (FOIP) initiative. I intend to use this opportunity to deepen mutual trust with the leaders of ASEAN and to achieve signif...