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Japan woos RI over East Asian Community initiative.

Jakarta Post

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from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009 -- PAGE 12 Japan will involve Indonesia in efforts to establish the East Asian Community that would bring Tokyo closer to its historical rivals China and South Korea.

After a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirajuda in Jakarta on Tuesday, Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said Tokyo would like to discuss further the concept of the East Asian Community with Jakarta, which he said "had boasted mature democracy and a firm economy in recent years".

"Indonesia is an important partner for Japan in efforts to achieve integration in East Asia," Okada said through an interpreter.

"Indonesia …

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