Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is in Japan to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at the State Guest House Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on October 21, according to the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The meeting mainly focused on further promoting relations and cooperation between the two countries. The call was attended by Union Minister for the Ministry of State Counsellor Office U Kyaw Tint Swe, Deputy Minister for Planning and Finance U Set Aung, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Soe Han, Myanmar Ambassador to Japan U Myint Thu and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

In the afternoon, the Myanmar State Counsellor gave an opening speech at the 2nd Myanmar Investment Conference held in Meiji Kinenkan Hall. 

In her opening speech, the Myanmar State Counsellor said: “Myanmar is today pursuing abroad-based, equitable, responsible, sustainable and inclusive growth strategy. To guide these efforts, we launched last year our new Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan which puts into place the essential building blocks that will shape Myanmar’s development for decades to come. In line with our MSDP, we have introduced a range of ambitious, holistic and inclusive policies and regulations, each carefully crafted to promote best business practices as well as to incorporate good governance. In addition, procedures are being streamlined to remove bottlenecks and accelerate reform implementation. We have been both aggressive and strategic in liberalizing various key economic sectors.”

“Japanese investors will be familiar with the Single Window System currently in operation at Thilawa SEZ, which is attracting an ever-increasing number of Japanese and other firms to the outskirts of Yangon. Till September 30, this has resulted in investments amounting to some US$ 1.86 billion. The well-known Japanese automobile manufacturer, Toyota, recently announced its intention to invest several billion Yen in an assembly plant within the Thilawa SEZ, an investment likely to bring with it a range of related industries, she added. 

The Myanmar State Counsellor pays a five-day visit to Japan. She arrived in Japan on September 20.