JAPANESE BUSINESS LEADERS TO MEET ASEAN SEC-GEN IN KL

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 (Bernama) -- The Federation of Japanese Chambers of

Commerce and Industry in ASEAN (FJCCIA) will hold its fourth annual dialogue

with the Secretary-General of ASEAN Secretariat, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, here on

Friday.

During the dialogue, they will exchange views on tackling business issues

associated with Asean''s on-going economic integration, said Takehide Teranishi,

Managing Director of the Kuala Lumpur office of the Japan External Trade

Organisation (Jetro), who is one of the officials involved in hosting the

dialogue.

Yasuo Hayashi, Chairman and CEO, JETRO, Takashi Hibi, President, Japanese

Chamber of Trade & Industry, Malaysia (JACTIM) Kyoichi Tanada, President,

Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, are among the senior Japanese business

officials attending the dialogue.

The inaugural dialogue was held in Bangkok in 2008, followed by Jakarta in

2009 and Singapore in 2010.

FJCCIA was established in June 2009 to facilitate mutual coordination among

the Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry within ASEAN and contribute

towards regional economic development and improved business environments

involving Japanese enterprises through dialogue with the ASEAN Secretariat and

other related agencies.

Other members of FJCCIA include the Japanese Business Association of

Cambodia, Jakarta Japan Club Foundation, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and

Industry, Vientiane, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Yangon

Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, Inc.,

Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Singapore, Japan Business Association

in Vietnam (Hanoi) and Japanese Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City.

-- BERNAMA

SHY TOM