1. We, Ministers and Representatives of the Parties to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), held the inaugural CPTPP-ASEAN Trade and Investment Dialogue in Naarm/Melbourne, and virtually, on 20 November 2025 (Dialogue).
2. We reaffirm our support for ASEAN centrality in the ASEAN-led architecture, and implementation of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), which is based on the principles of sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, non-interference, consensus and unity in diversity. In line with the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and the ASEAN Economic Community Strategic Plan 2026-2030, we welcomed ASEAN’s continued efforts to build a highly integrated and cohesive economy, as well as a competitive, innovative, and dynamic region that enables seamless trade and investment across and beyond Southeast Asia.

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