Japan urges Thailand to restore democracy. ................................................................... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday to step up efforts to restore democracy in the Southeast Asian country. Before the opening of a two-day summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting, or ASEM, in Milan, the leaders met for the first time since the former military chief was named interim prime minister in August. Prayuth, who seized power in a military coup in May, said the democratization process is on track and asked for Japans support in the effort, according to a Japanese official. On the economic front, the leaders agreed to cooperate on the promotion of infrastructure projects such as train lines and water resource management, the official said. They also confirmed that Thailand will lift a ban soon on some Japanese food products that was imposed following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in March 2011. Abe also held bilateral meetings on Thursday with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Vietnamese Prime Minister Ngueyn Tan Dung and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Abe and Renzi agreed that the world should bring Russia back to the negotiating table to find a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis, instead of isolating Moscow. Russia was kept out of a summit of major nations in June when the Group of Seven met in Brussels. Meanwhile, the Japanese and Vietnamese leaders agreed that all countries should abide by the rule of law amid Chinas growing assertiveness in the East and South China seas. Dung thanked Abe for providing Vietnam with six vessels to be transformed into patrol ships to assist the countrys efforts to strengthen its law enforcement capabilities in the South China Sea. Abe and Merkel agreed on close cooperation among the G-7 nations on the Ukraine issue and among the so-called Group of Four nations comprising Japan, Germany, Brazil and India on reform of the U.N. Security Council. globalpost/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/141016/japan-urges-thailand-restore-democracy-0
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 14:44:05 +0000
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