The 30th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation (ACSOC) convenes at the ASEAN Headquarters to review ASEAN-China cooperation and discuss its future direction. The Meeting is co-chaired by the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar and the ASEAN-Myanmar Alternate SOM Leader, H.E. Dr. Khin Thidar Aye, and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and the SOM Leader of China, H.E. Sun Weidong. The Meeting is also attended by Senior Officials of ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Secretariat. Timor-Leste attended as observer Th ..read more

The 16th Coordinating Conference for the ASEAN Political-Security Community (16th ASCCO) commenced today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. The Conference will review the implementation of the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Blueprint 2025 and discuss preparations for the Blueprint’s End-of-Term Review in 2025. Given the on-going exercise of crafting the APSC Strategic Plan for the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, the Conference will elicit views and insights that could serve as useful input to the work of the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community Vision 2045. The 16th ASCCO ..read more

The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, received the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Sun Weidong, at the ASEAN Headquarters today. Both sides exchanged views on the ASEAN-China cooperation and ways to further enhance collaboration under the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Both sides also discussed deliverables of ASEAN-China relations in 2024 The post Secretary-General of ASEAN receives Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of PR China appeared first on ASEAN Main Portal ..read more

Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon met with Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, Ms. Manuela V. Ferro, via videoconference. The meeting discussed ongoing areas of cooperation between ASEAN and the World Bank, as well as future priorities for further collaboration. The post Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank in a videoconference appeared first on ASEAN Main Portal ..read more

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 7 May 2024 – The 44th ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) meeting took place in Brunei Darussalam, alongside a series of meetings focused on strengthening regional cooperation in disaster management and humanitarian assistance. Held from 7-10 May, these meetings included the 20th Governing Board of the AHA Centre, 7th ACDM Plus China, 7th ACDM Plus Japan, 6th ACDM Plus ROK and 5th ASEAN Disaster Resilience Platform. Brunei Darussalam’s National Disaster Management Centre, as ACDM Chair 2024, hosted the meetings under the theme “Building a resilient ASEAN throug ..read more

JAKARTA, 8 May 2024 – Today, ASEAN and EU launched the ASEAN-EU Blue Book 2024-2025 at the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta. The Blue Book underscores the strategic partnership between ASEAN and the EU and showcases new cooperation programmes under the EU’s Global Gateway strategy. The launch event was officiated by Dr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN; Sujiro Seam, Ambassador of the European Union to ASEAN; and Hjayceelyn M. Quintana, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN and Country Coordinator for ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations. Diplomats from Permanent Missions and Embas ..read more

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn this afternoon officiated the Launch of the ASEAN-EU Blue Book 2024-2025 together with Ambassador of the European Union to ASEAN Sujiro Seam and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN and Country Coordinator for ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations Hjayceelyn M. Quintana, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. In his remarks, Dr. Kao expressed his hope that through today’s initiative, ASEAN and the EU will be able to sustain the momentum and continue to work closely together to further advance the ASEAN-EU Strategic Partner ..read more

Today, Ambassador of Qatar to ASEAN Fawziya Bint Edrees Salman Al-Sulaiti, bade farewell to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Secretariat. They exchanged views on the relations between ASEAN and Qatar in the past years. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn appreciated the active role of Ambassador Fawziya in promoting closer cooperation between ASEAN and Qatar and looked forward to working closely with the incoming Ambassador to further enhance ASEAN-Qatar relations. The post Ambassador of Qatar to ASEAN bids farewell to the Secretary-General of ASEAN ap ..read more

The 31st Meeting of the ASEAN-EU Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) was held on Wednesday, 8 May 2024 in Jakarta. ASEAN and the European Union (EU) are strategic partners with a shared interest in upholding and respecting international law and in maintaining peace, security and stability, including through the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. They both recalled the substantive outcomes of the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in 2022 and welcomed the successful convening of the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting, which took place in Brussels on 2 February 2024. They both recalle ..read more

Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community received a courtesy call from Head of South East Asia and ASEAN Division at EEAS Leila Fernández-Stembridge at the ASEAN Headquarters today. Both sides candidly exchanged views on the current state of the relations as well as means to enrich ASEAN-EU Strategic Partnership for mutual benefit. The post Head of South East Asia and ASEAN Division at European External Service Action (EEAS) pays courtesy call on Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community appeared first on ASEAN Main Portal ..read more