Jakarta (VNA) – The 26th meeting of the ASEAN-EUJoint Cooperation Committee (AEJCC) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February20, reiterating its commitment to enhancing cooperation between the two blocs.
Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, head of the Vietnamesemission to ASEAN, attended the event.
At the meeting, representatives of ASEANcountries and the European Commission hailed the recent developments of the bilateralrelations, especially the maintenance of high-level meetings like the ASEAN-EULeaders’ Meeting in October 2018 and the 22nd ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting lastmonth. These events reached important outcomes such as the agreement to upgradeASEAN-EU ties to a strategic partnership.
Participants in the 26th AEJCC meeting sharedviews on the concrete achievements of the implementation of the ASEAN-EU Planof Action for 2018-2022, including the success of over 75 percent of its actionlines being addressed in the plan’s first year of implementation.
They reaffirmed the commitment to strengtheningbilateral relations, carrying out the plan, and supporting ASEAN’s efforts tonarrow the gap within the group and build a community.
The EU side affirmed the continued promotion ofits cooperation with ASEAN and the support for ASEAN’s central role in theregional architecture. This was reflected in new policy documents adopted in2018, such as the EU Council’s conclusions on “Enhanced EU Security Cooperationin and with Asia” in May, and the ones on "Connecting Europe and Asia –Building Blocks for an EU Strategy" in October.
The EU also affirmed its support for ASEAN’sdevelopment projects and programmes, including funding worth 196 million EURfor ASEAN regional development cooperation programmes for2014-2020.
The joint cooperation committee meetings areannual events between the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN andambassadors of the bloc’s partner countries to review cooperation and set updirections for more partnerships to develop. –VNA
Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, head of the Vietnamesemission to ASEAN, attended the event.
At the meeting, representatives of ASEANcountries and the European Commission hailed the recent developments of the bilateralrelations, especially the maintenance of high-level meetings like the ASEAN-EULeaders’ Meeting in October 2018 and the 22nd ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting lastmonth. These events reached important outcomes such as the agreement to upgradeASEAN-EU ties to a strategic partnership.
Participants in the 26th AEJCC meeting sharedviews on the concrete achievements of the implementation of the ASEAN-EU Planof Action for 2018-2022, including the success of over 75 percent of its actionlines being addressed in the plan’s first year of implementation.
They reaffirmed the commitment to strengtheningbilateral relations, carrying out the plan, and supporting ASEAN’s efforts tonarrow the gap within the group and build a community.
The EU side affirmed the continued promotion ofits cooperation with ASEAN and the support for ASEAN’s central role in theregional architecture. This was reflected in new policy documents adopted in2018, such as the EU Council’s conclusions on “Enhanced EU Security Cooperationin and with Asia” in May, and the ones on "Connecting Europe and Asia –Building Blocks for an EU Strategy" in October.
The EU also affirmed its support for ASEAN’sdevelopment projects and programmes, including funding worth 196 million EURfor ASEAN regional development cooperation programmes for2014-2020.
The joint cooperation committee meetings areannual events between the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN andambassadors of the bloc’s partner countries to review cooperation and set updirections for more partnerships to develop. –VNA
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