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Celebrating ASEAN Day: enrich customers\u2019 and employees\u2019 lives across ASEAN Signed on Aug. 8, 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Declaration continues to bring cooperation, peace and prosperity across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking the opportunity of ASEAN Day in the 50th year of ASEAN-Japan friendship and cooperation, I would like to re\u00adaffirm that the ASEAN-Japan partnership is a mutually benefi\u00adcial relationship that has always been and will always be for the peace, stability and prosperity of the region.<\/p>Hiroshi Ishikawa<\/strong>, Ambassador of Japan to Singapore<\/strong><\/mark><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As a founding member of ASEAN, Singapore celebrates its National Day tomorrow and continues to strengthen its relationships with Japan and other partners across the region. This year marks the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Dialogue Relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 also marks the 100th birthday of Singapore\u2019s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (LKY100).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singapore and Japan enjoy excellent relations, underpinned by frequent high-level exchanges, ro\u00adbust economic cooperation, and flourishing people-to-people ties.<\/p>Ong Eng Chuan<\/strong>, Ambassador of Singapore to Japan<\/strong><\/mark><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ong Eng Chuan<\/strong>, Ambassador of Singapore to Japan<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSingapore and Japan enjoy excellent relations, underpinned by frequent high-level exchanges, ro\u00adbust economic cooperation, and flourishing people-to-people ties. Our bilateral relations were painstak\u00adingly built by generations of Singaporean and Japanese leaders, who recognized that our two countries share profound strategic interests in building a peaceful and stable region and an open, inclusive and rules-based architecture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ong Eng Chuan<\/strong>, Ambassador of Singapore to Japan | \u00a9 Singaporean Embassy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hiroshi Ishikawa<\/strong>, Ambassador of Japan to Singapore | \u00a9 Japanese Embassy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hiroshi Ishikawa, Ambassador of Japan to Singapore<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTaking the opportunity of ASEAN Day in the 50th year of ASEAN-Japan friendship and cooperation, I would like to re\u00adaffirm that the ASEAN-Japan partnership is a mutually benefi\u00adcial relationship that has always been and will always be for the peace, stability and prosperity of the region. Japan is committed to continuing our efforts to further enhance our bilateral relationship in the spirit of mutual assistance and learning. Happy ASEAN Day today, and a joyous National Day to Singapore and all Singaporeans tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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