Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this afternoon met with Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Assistant Minister for Immigration of Australia, the Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat. Both sides discussed ways to further strengthen the ASEAN-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including deepening economic and trade cooperation under the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement. They also exchanged views on exploring possible areas for enhanced cooperation in the digital economy, energy security and energy transition, sustainable agriculture and food security, the blue and green economies, and research, education, and people-to-people links.
