1. The ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) 10+1 Sessions with ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners, namely Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America and three separate Trilateral Meetings between Lao PDR and ASEAN Secretariat with Norway, Türkiye and Switzerland were held in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 25-27 July 2024.
2. ASEAN and its Dialogue Partners reviewed their relations over the past year and reiterated their commitment to further strengthening their partnerships and cooperation through effective implementation of their respective Plans of Action and existing frameworks. ASEAN also highlighted several milestones in its relations with Dialogue Partners, including the Commemorative Summit for the 50 Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo, Japan, on 17 December 2023, the Special Summit to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations in Melbourne, Australia, on 4-6 March 2024, the First ASEAN Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 20 October 2023, the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on 2 February 2024, and commemoration of the 35th Anniversary of the ASEAN-ROK Dialogue Relations in 2024.

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