Japan plans to apply for ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP) status, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Japan and ASEAN Relations.
Japan had already submitted a concept paper to the ASEAN Secretariat about its upcoming plan regarding the application for CSP. The two sides are to convene a commemorative summit in early December in Tokyo, some insiders say.
ASEAN accorded the CSP status to China and Australia in 2021 and to the US and India in 2022. Apart from Japan, South Korea has already expressed an intention to apply for CSP next year.
To gain CSP status, the recipient country must demonstrate its overall value as a CSP in promoting ASEAN relevance and strengthening ASEAN.
Both sides have identified more than 60 projects under the four categories of cooperation. They are maritime, connectivity, sustainable development, and economic affairs.
Japan established an informal dialogue with ASEAN in 1973, formalizing the relations in 1977.
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