Ambassador Ito Naoki talks about challenging security environment, especially in Asia
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September 27, 2022 9:13 PM
Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki on Tuesday put emphasis on the importance of realizing the vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) for peace, stability and prosperity in the region with Bangladesh’s cooperation.
The envoy made the remark while delivering a lecture titled “Contemporary Japan: Its Foreign Policy, Security and Development Strategy” as a guest speaker of the National Defence Course 2022 at the National Defence College (NDC) in the capital, a press release said.
In the lecture, Naoki explained the challenging security environment especially in Asia and Japan’s foreign and defence policy as well as its international development cooperation strategy.
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While stressing the significance of rules-based international order, the envoy emphasized Japan’s engagement in the development of Bangladesh and maintenance of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Around 90 course members including those from 17 countries attended the lecture and discussed various international issues and the relationship between Japan and Bangladesh.
