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(VOVworld) - Indonesia plans to raise the East China Sea issue at the ASEAN-Japan Summit scheduled in Tokyo this weekend. The summit is held to mark the 40^th founding anniversary of the ASEAN-Japan partnership.

Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told reporters Thursday ahead of his departure to the meeting that the political situation in East Asia is now quite tense. He said Indonesia will highlight its viewpoint at the summit, and urged regional leaders to maintain peace and stability to ensure regional economic growth.

Teuku Faizasyah, adviser to the Indonesian President on external relations, said cooperation in various fields will be discussed, especially the implementation of the ASEAN-Japan Strategic Economic Cooperation Roadmap from 2012 to 2022, which forms the framework for achieving the goal of an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015.