JAKARTA, 25 May 2019 – ASEAN and Australia discussed a range of initiatives and activities to further deepen their strategic partnership during the 9th ASEAN-Australia Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) Meeting held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on 24 May. The meeting took stock of the Plan of Action to Implement the Joint Statement for [...]
1. The Eighth Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution in the Mekong Sub-Region (8 MSC Mekong) was held on 24 May 2019 in Siem Reap, Cambodia and opened by H.E. Say Samal, Minister of Environment of Cambodia. The Meeting was attended by Ministers/representatives responsible for land, forest fires and haze [...]
CHIANG MAI, 18 May 2019 – The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council extended its full support for Thailand’s 2019 ASEAN Chairmanship and priorities at a meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 17 May. Thailand’s Chairmanship’s theme “Advancing Partnerships for Sustainability” emphasises the promotion of future-oriented actions for human security, people-to-people connectivity and partnerships, and socio-cultural [...]
HANGZHOU, 19 May 2019 – ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China agreed to strengthen economic ties and discussed future direction of their strategic partnership at the 25th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation held yesterday in Hangzhou, China. Both sides reaffirmed the importance of their strategic partnership. China reiterated that it would always make ASEAN as [...]
JAKARTA, 11 May 2019 - ASEAN renewed partnership with UNICEF and UN Women following a cooperation review at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta from 9 to 10 May. The annual Joint Review Meeting of ASEAN - UNICEF Framework Agreement of Cooperation (FAC) and Work Programme aimed at agreeing on the parameters and next steps to renew [...]
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN, Lim Sungnam, presented his Letter of Credence to Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dato Lim Jock Hoi, on 17 May 2019 at the ASEAN Secretariat
