Inaugural Round-Table Meeting Among Development Cooperation Departments and Agencies of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand from ASEAN and Japan (AAAJ)
2024.10.10
On September 30 and October 1, 2024, JICA held a round-table meeting at JICA Headquarters in Tokyo on the theme of ~Reflecting ''Our Voice" to Global Development Cooperation~, inviting representatives from development cooperation departments and agencies in ASEAN countries. Participants included the Indonesian Agency for International Development (Indonesian AID), the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Directorate of International Development Cooperation, the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ International Cooperation and Development Division, the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Technical Cooperation Directorate, Thailand’s Neighboring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA).
At the round-table meeting, participants acknowledged the shared and unique knowledge, experiences, and lessons gained from receiving external support while promoting economic growth and poverty reduction through self-help efforts. On this basis, they affirmed the commitment to contribute to solving global development issues and work together for strengthened and equal partnership. Additionally, the participants discussed contributing to development not only within the ASEAN region but also beyond, in regions such as South Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The mutual understandings achieved during the round-table meeting were published in a final statement.
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As ASEAN countries experience remarkable economic growth, their roles within the international community are expanding, and transitioning to key “providers” of development cooperation.
JICA has supported the establishment of development cooperation agencies in ASEAN countries and has been engaged in “triangular cooperation” for the past 30 years, facilitating the extension of assistance by ASEAN development cooperation departments and agencies to other developing countries (South-South cooperation). Through these joint efforts to provide development cooperation to other countries, JICA and ASEAN development cooperation departments and agencies have fostered mutual learning and built strong relationships of trust.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA). JICA will remain committed to strengthening its network with its partners in ASEAN, working together to leverage their respective strengths and solve global development issues as regional co-creation partners in a rapidly evolving international landscape.
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