This Plan of Action (POA) guides implementation of the goals and objectives of the ASEAN-Australia Strategic Partnership, including Leaders’ commitments from ASEAN-Australia Summits, the Joint ASEAN-Australia Leaders’ Statement on the 40th Anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations Towards a Strategic Partnership for Mutual Benefit (2014) and the Joint Statement of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit: The Sydney Declaration (2018).

This POA builds on the strong history of cooperation and partnership between ASEAN and Australia since 1974 and the elevation to a Strategic Partnership in 2014. It reaffirms that ASEAN and Australia are partners with a vital stake in a dynamic region undergoing major changes. It outlines priority actions to intensify our engagement to shape a peaceful, prosperous and rules based region with ASEAN at its centre. To enhance the ASEAN-Australia Strategic Partnership, the POA promotes cooperation in support of the ASEAN community-building and integration process, including the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, as well as to address emerging regional and global challenges over the next five years.

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