Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) walking together after a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday (Oct 19, 2020). - AP
JAKARTA, Oct 19: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga started a meeting Monday with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi, with the two set to discuss economic and defense cooperation, reports Kyodo.
Suga is expected to promote efforts to achieve a "free and open Indo-Pacific," in a veiled counter to China's growing influence in the region, as well as agree with Phuc to facilitate the cross-border flow of medical supplies and other goods, according to Japanese officials.
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