Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left Tokyo Sunday morning for a weeklong visits to Indonesia, India and Malaysia.
In Jakarta, his first stop, Abe is scheduled to meet with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and deliver a speech on Japan's future policy toward the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday, according to Kyodo News.
Besides the signing of a free trade agreement, the two leaders will issue a joint statement calling for cooperation on environment and energy, Japanese officials were quoted as saying.
Abe will arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday. He is scheduled to make a policy speech at the Indian parliament shortly after arrival and meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later in the day.
To seek India's cooperation on Japan's environment-protection initiative to halve global greenhouse emissions from current levels by 2050 is on the premier's agenda, Japanese officials said.
In Kuala Lumpur, his last leg, Abe and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is slated to meet on Friday and sign a joint statement calling for cooperation in various areas ranging from politics and security to economy and environment, Kyodo said.
When meeting with the press before departure, Abe described the relationship between Japan and India as the most promising bilateral tie and expressed his willingness to send a message during the tour that Japan and ASEAN share the future.
A business mission of 250-member scale, led by the Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai, will accompany Abe throughout the tour ending Saturday.
Source: Xinhua
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