ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)and the US Government organised a ceremony in Jakarta on February 7 to reviewthe ASEAN – USAID cooperation with several projectsworth more than 26 million USD rolled out in five years.
The projects, implemented from 2018, included the ASEAN - USAID Inclusive Growth inASEAN Through Innovation, Trade and E-commerce (IGNITE), ASEAN – USAID Partnershipfor Regional Optimisation within the Political-Security and Socio-CulturalCommunities (PROSPECT) and ASEAN Policy Implementation projects funded by theUSAID and the US Department of State.
In his speech at the ceremony, ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn spokehighly of the achievements of the API, IGNITE and PROSPECT, expressing his wishfor further collaboration amidst deepened trade and investment ties between thetwo sides.
He laid stress on the significance of enhance cooperation in emergingand important areas such as transport, cross-border crimes, women empowerment,healthcare, environment and every, regional human resources development and people-to-peopleconnectivity.
For his part, US Ambassador to ASEAN Yohannes A. Abraham said that the successof the projects demonstrated the US’s commitment to an empowered ASEAN andlong-term partnership with the bloc based on common values, helping the regionbecome more prosperous and safer that could bring benefits to the 1billion people in the region.
As a partner of ASEAN, the US wants to continue consolidating the central roleof ASEAN for a Southeast Asian region of openness, connectivity and resilience,he stressed.
The IGNITE, PROSPECT and API projects contributed to promoting sustainable,inclusive and rules-based economic growth, expanding rights and opportunitiesfor women and youths, building regional policies to settle common challenges,and supporting the national-level implementation of approved initiatives.
Over the past 40 years, the USAID has worked closely with ASEAN and its memberstates on the shared goals of stability, prosperity and peace in SoutheastAsia./.
The projects, implemented from 2018, included the ASEAN - USAID Inclusive Growth inASEAN Through Innovation, Trade and E-commerce (IGNITE), ASEAN – USAID Partnershipfor Regional Optimisation within the Political-Security and Socio-CulturalCommunities (PROSPECT) and ASEAN Policy Implementation projects funded by theUSAID and the US Department of State.
In his speech at the ceremony, ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn spokehighly of the achievements of the API, IGNITE and PROSPECT, expressing his wishfor further collaboration amidst deepened trade and investment ties between thetwo sides.
He laid stress on the significance of enhance cooperation in emergingand important areas such as transport, cross-border crimes, women empowerment,healthcare, environment and every, regional human resources development and people-to-peopleconnectivity.
For his part, US Ambassador to ASEAN Yohannes A. Abraham said that the successof the projects demonstrated the US’s commitment to an empowered ASEAN andlong-term partnership with the bloc based on common values, helping the regionbecome more prosperous and safer that could bring benefits to the 1billion people in the region.
As a partner of ASEAN, the US wants to continue consolidating the central roleof ASEAN for a Southeast Asian region of openness, connectivity and resilience,he stressed.
The IGNITE, PROSPECT and API projects contributed to promoting sustainable,inclusive and rules-based economic growth, expanding rights and opportunitiesfor women and youths, building regional policies to settle common challenges,and supporting the national-level implementation of approved initiatives.
Over the past 40 years, the USAID has worked closely with ASEAN and its memberstates on the shared goals of stability, prosperity and peace in SoutheastAsia./.
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