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Saturday, November 05, 2016
Japan to help Myanmar end ethnic conflict
Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi (R) shakes hands with Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) prior to their talks at a hotel in Tokyo, Japan, 03 November 2016. Suu Kyi is in Tokyo on her first visit since she assumed office as the Foreign Minister in 2016. Photo: EPA
Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Myanmar’s State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi agreed yesterday to cooperate in efforts to end ethnic conflict in Myanmar, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
The two held talks in Tokyo on several issues including bilateral relations, challenges in the region, ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty-CTBT and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to be hosted by Myanmar in 2017.
In the talks in Tokyo yesterday, Kishida said Japan will offer a new passenger boat to Myanmar with the aim of supporting its efforts to ease inter-communal tensions in Rakhine.
