Japan Press Pool Service Offered during July 9-13 ASEAN Ministerial Meetings in Phnom Penh

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TOKYO, July 10 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/AsiaNet Pakistan —

Kyodo News, The Japan Times and The Mainichi have launched a joint English portal site to provide news reports, key remarks by officials, official documents and other information for a series of ASEAN-related ministerial meetings, including the 19th ASEAN Regional Forum, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The site is open from July 9 to July 13.

Media organizations can access the Japan Press Pool Service website to obtain the following in English:
* news reports on the meetings;
* top stories from Japan;
* key quotes from press conferences, comments by Japan’s foreign minister and other officials;
* news photos;
* information and news reports on side events; and
* official documents released by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Japanese government.

To access the website, visit: http://www.presspool.jp/ (Login IDs and passwords are not required.)

SOURCE: Kyodo News

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