After the summit meeting yesterday morning at the State Guest House, as part of the "Tokyo Strategy 2015" Japan also made a commitment of 750 billion yen (Bt206 billion or US$6.1 billion) in Official Develop-ment Assistance (ODA) to the Mekong region for the next three years. This reflects its deepening |relationship with the region.
It comes at a time when China is also playing a bigger role in the region.