The 12th meeting of the ASEAN-US Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) took place virtually on May 17, reviewing the implementation of projects and collaboration activities within the framework of the strategic partnership between the two sides.
Jakarta (VNA) – The 12th meeting of the ASEAN-US JointCooperation Committee (JCC) took place virtually on May 17, reviewing the implementation of projects and collaboration activities within the framework of the strategicpartnership between the two sides.
The meeting highlighted key progresses in the strategic partnership and welcomed the sides’ compressive implementation of their 2016-2020 Plan ofAction.
ASEAN member states spoke highly of the US’s cooperationwith the bloc in areas of mutual interest as well as the nation’s active participationin ASEAN regional cooperation mechanisms, such as the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF),Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM Plus) and East Asia Summit (EAS).
Both sides affirmed their commitment to actively implementingtheir 2021-2025 Plan of Action, and promoting the implementation of theirleaders’ decisions in the ASEAN-US Joint Statement on Human Capital Developmentand other East Asia high-level statements adopted in 2020.
US Mission to ASEAN Chargé d’Affaires Melissa A. Browntalked about the Joe Biden administration’s priorities and commitments tofurther deepening the ASEAN-US dialogue partnership, while stressing the ASEAN’scentral role in the region.
She affirmed that the US will continue to support ASEAN'sefforts in negotiating a Code of Conduct (COC) of parties in the East Sea withChina in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United NationsConvention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Speaking in his capacity as Chair of the Initiative forASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force, Permanent Representative of Vietnam toASEAN Nguyen Hai Bang praised the US’s contributions to and assistance to theimplementation of the IAI Work Plan III (2016 – 2020) and asked for furthersupport toward the Work Plan IV (2021 – 2025)./.
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At the meeting(Photo: VNA) 
