(VOVWORLD) - Asia will play an important role in maintaining peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and the world, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at a banquet following a meeting at the 27th International Conference on The Future of Asia.
 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Photo: Kyodo/VNA)
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PM Kishida said the "future of Asia" is no longer just for Asia, adding that he wants to make this region a region that brings peace and sustainable prosperity to the world. To this end, his vision is that the Indo-Pacific in the post-Cold War and post-COVID-19 period should be a free and open region, a sustainable and vigorously growing region, and a region that contributes to solving global problems, in which the relationship between Japan and ASEAN plays an important role.
In the upcoming year, Japan will focus on four main actions: build an open and free world order, cooperate to maintain peace, restore communication, and increase cooperation to overcome challenges. Kishida said Japan wants to be a great neighbor and partner with other countries and create a better future for Asia.