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At the fifth Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on July 10, Japan and Mekong region countries adopted the Action Plan with 127 concrete actions and measures to carry out the ''Tokyo Strategy 2012'' adopted at the Fourth Mekong-Japan Summit held in Tokyo in April 2012.
At the meeting, Japan's Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi proposed action plans to realize three Pillars of actions including Enhancing Mekong Connectivity, Developing Together, and Ensuring Human Security and Environmental Sustainability.
He also expressed Japan's intention to realize its commitment to the Mekong Region of approximately 600 billion JPY over three fiscal years （2013-2015） and to cooperate with the Mekong region countries to implement ''Japan's Indicative Flagship Projects List,'' in which 57 projects are listed.
Action plans adopted at the meeting include:
-Enhancement of connectivity regarding economic corridors for the Mekon region
-Steady implementation of the Sihanoukville Port Multipurpose Terminal Development Project
-Development of Dawei Deep Seaport and Connection Road to Thailand to resolve the missing link
-Introduction of Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System （NACCS） into Vietnam by March 2014 to realize the ''Asia Cargo Highway'' initiatives
-Sharing the results of the feasibility study and formulating projects to realize the ''ASEAN Smart Network'' initiative
