KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) — The Government of Japan and the Government of Malaysia held the 2nd Bilateral Coordinating Committee (BCC) Meeting of the Look East Policy 2.0 (LEP 2.0) on March 8, 2019 in Tokyo. The BCC was co-chaired by Mr. Shigeki Takizaki, Director-General of the Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Dato’ Sri Norazman Ayob, Deputy Secretary General (Trade) of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia, respectively. Officials from relevant government agencies from each side were also present at the meeting.
Both Governments hailed the efforts and contributions made by each Government since the 1st BCC meeting in 2016 and had successful discussions on the ongoing and future projects under the LEP 2.0 platform, namely the special preparatory program for Malaysian Government scholarship students, the LEP 2.0 training program, science and technology research partnership and bilateral cooperation projects.