- The 3rd Annual ASEAN-Australia Summit was held on 7 September 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Summit was chaired by H.E. Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia. The Summit was attended by ASEAN Member States, the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia, as well as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as an Observer. The Secretary-General of ASEAN was also in attendance.
- We reiterated our support for Indonesia’s ASEAN Chairmanship under the theme “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth”, which aims to strengthen ASEAN as an organisation that is robust and agile, equipped with the strengthened capacity and institutional effectiveness to address today’s challenges and to remain relevant for its people, the region, and the world while continuing to serve as the region’s epicentre of growth and prosperity. We applauded Indonesia for successfully convening the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings in July 2023, which produced fruitful outcomes for ASEAN to further continue our efforts in enhancing our institutional capacity and effectiveness to better respond to changing circumstances.
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