50 years of Asean-Japan ties: Singapore PM among leaders to attend special Tokyo summit

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will arrive in Tokyo on Dec 15. - ST FILE

TOKYO: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is among nine Asean leaders who will gather in Tokyo at the weekend to celebrate a half-century of Asean-Japan ties.

The three-day event, starting on Dec 16, will culminate in a joint statement that sets out a “new vision for the future”, as well as a plan spelling out the steps for a wide range of cooperation, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said.