Japan signs aviation accord

16 Jan 2015  2055 | Cambodia Travel News

PHNOM PENH  Japan is set to sign bilateral aviation agreements with Cambodia and Laos to allow airlines to operate direct flights between Japan and the two countries, according to Japanese officials.
The Japanese news channel, Kyodo News ,reported Japan plans to ink accords during a visit to Cambodia and Laos by Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Kazuyuki Nakane later this week.
Once the agreements take effect after necessary domestic procedures such as Diet approval, Japan would have aviation accords with all 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Japan is aiming to strengthen ties with ASEAN following its decision to increase connectivity as the ASEAN Economic Community 2015 takes off later in the year.
inside no 2With the aviation accords, Japan hopes to “further promote personnel and economic exchanges” with Cambodia and Laos, especially to encourage Japanese investment in the two countries.
According to Japanese government, the number of Japanese visitors to Cambodia rose to 206,932 in 2013 from 146,286 in 2009. The number of Japanese companies investing in the country jumped to over 170 in 2014 up from about 40 in 2009.
Japanese visitors to Laos reached 48,644 in 2013, up from 28,081 in 2009, while Japanese investors doubled to about 120 in 2014.
Direct flights, plus the easing of visa requirements for visitors from the two countries, should increase travel to Japan from the two ASEAN nations. Last year only 4,000 trips were recorded.

sourced:ttrweekly.com 

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