Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida conveyed to his Nepalese counterpart that Tokyo is ready to cosponsor a donors’ meeting with the Asian Development Bank to provide new assistance to quake-hit Nepal, ministry officials said.
The initiative is apparently part of an effort by Tokyo to compete with China as Beijing looks to increase its clout in international finance by establishing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
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