27th ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) - METI Consultations Held

• On September 15 (Wed.), the 27th AEM-METI Consultations were held (via video conference) between Japan, the ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN member states. Mr. Kajiyama Hiroshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, attended for Japan.

• In the meeting, the participants shared their progress on implementing the ASEAN-Japan Economic Resilience Action Plan issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at the Special AEM-METI Consultations held in July last year.

• Japan also proposed the ASEAN-Japan Priority for Innovative and Sustainable Growth (hereinafter the "Priority"), a set of matters for both ASEAN and Japan to take priority action toward post-COVID economic growth. The Meeting welcomed the proposal.

• The Priority contain the following four matters:

  (1) Steadily implement the ASEAN-Japan Economic Resilience Action Plan.
  (2) Identify priority fields for focusing on innovation and sustainability in three areas: industry, urban areas, and rural areas.
  (3) Review and upgrade the ASEAN-Japan Economic Resilience Action Plan based on these three areas.
  (4) Further promote public-private partnerships between ASEAN and Japan based on the Dialogue for Innovative and Sustainable Growth (DISG) launched in last year's meeting.

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Other related material

• Joint Media Statement for the AEM-METI Consultations (Original Text)

Division in Charge

Asia and Pacific Division, Trade Policy Bureau