Ambassador of Japan delivered a lecture: “Contemporary Japan: Its Foreign Policy, Security and Development Strategy” at the National Defense College
2021/11/11
On 10th November 2021, Mr. ITO Naoki, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh delivered a lecture “Contemporary Japan: Its Foreign Policy, Security and Development Strategy” as a guest speaker of the National Defense Course 2021 at the National Defense College (NDC), Bangladesh.
Ambassador ITO described the challenging security environment especially in Asia, and Japan’s Foreign and Defense policy as well as its international development cooperation strategy. In his lecture, Ambassador ITO also emphasized engagement of Japan to realize prosperity of Bangladesh and maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. In addition, Ambassador ITO emphasized the importance of realizing Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), a vision to realize peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
Around 90 course members, including those from 13 countries attended the lecture and discussed various international issues and relationship between Japan and Bangladesh.