The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the 12th AEM-Russia Consultation in Semarang, Indonesia. The Meeting welcomed the progress of implementation of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme in 2022-2023. Dr. Kao shared his views on possible joint collaboration and cooperation in strategic areas such as trade, digital economy, sustainable economic development and climate change, tourism flows recovery, and creative economy, to further strengthen ASEAN-Russia economic relations.
The Meeting also welcomed the implementation of the Programme of Cooperation between ASEAN and Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) in 2022-2023 and encouraged businesses in Eurasian Economic Union Member States to increase its participation in ASEAN-led events, trade fairs, and business matching to promote business opportunities in ASEAN and EAEU.
