Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, participated in the 25th ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Summit to Commemorate the 35th anniversary of Dialogue Relations, held in Vientiane, Lao PDR, today. The Summit was attended by the ASEAN Leaders or their representatives, the President of the ROK and the Secretary-General of ASEAN. Timor-Leste attended as Observer.

The Summit adopted a Joint Statement on the Establishment of ASEAN-ROK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) that is meaningful, substantive and mutually beneficial. The meeting also reviewed the achievements of ASEAN-ROK relations and discussed its future direction under the newly-launched CSP.