At the invitation of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, paid a working visit to the UK on 1-3 November. The visit reaffirmed ASEAN and the UK’s growing partnership since the latter became an ASEAN Dialogue Partner in 2021. This partnership spans political-security, economic, socio-cultural and other priorities as outlined in the ASEAN-UK Plan of Action (2022-2026) and the ASEAN Community Vision. The visit also highlighted ASEAN-UK cooperation on all four priority areas of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific: connectivity; maritime cooperation; economic cooperation; and issues core to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including education, health and climate. 

Read the full Joint Summary to learn more about the Secretary-General of ASEAN’s Working Visit to the UK here