Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Hanke Bruins Slot, during the 3^rd EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum and the 24^th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in Brussels today. Theyrecalled the recent conferment of Development Partner status to the Netherlands and deliberated on the means to propel the partnership through potential collaboration and cooperation in mutual areas of interest. They also discussed the potential areas that could be incorporated to the ASEAN-Netherlands Practical Areas of Cooperation.