The European Union (EU)’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has discussed regional stability with ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi during his first official visit to Indonesia.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (left) meets with ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi to discuss regional stability during his first official visit to Indonesia. (Photo: Twitter)
Jakarta (VNA) – TheEuropean Union (EU)’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and SecurityPolicy Josep Borrell has discussed regional stability with ASEANSecretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi during his first official visit toIndonesia.
The two officials workedon the joint EU-ASEAN agenda, Borrell wrote on Twitter on June 2. “We continueaddressing global and regional issues based on our Strategic Partnership, anddiscussed regional stability and Myanmar, recovery, connectivity, health andsecurity and defence.”
The EU’s foreign policychief added in another tweet that he had discussed the COVID-19 pandemic andEU-Indonesia ties with government officials. He also met with Indonesian ForeignMinister Retno Marsudi to exchange views on bilateral relations andIndo-Pacific cooperation.
On June 3, Borrell isexpected to give a speech at the Centre for Strategic and International Studiesabout the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
The European Council (EC) onApril 19 adopted a conclusion on the EU’s strategy for cooperation in theIndo-Pacific, declaring its intention to reinforce its presence in the region,including with regard to maritime security and trade./.
The Mission of the European Union (EU) to ASEAN together with the ASEAN Secretariat on April 27 launched the Support to Higher Education in the ASEAN Region (SHARE) programme for 2021-2022 with a budget of 5 million EUR (6.04 million USD).
The 2nd EU-ASEAN Workshop on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) took place virtually over two days with speakers and participants including transport officials from the two blocs.
The EU Mission to ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat on May 7 held the launch of the EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership Blue Book 2021 on the occasion of the Week celebrating the EU Day (May 9).
ASEAN and EU experts discussed the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, the scaling up of vaccine manufacturing capacity and the possibilities and challenges of vaccine rollout, at the recent second EU-ASEAN Expert Dialogue on COVID-19 Vaccines.
The Republic of Korea (RoK), China and Japan agreed on May 3 to reinforce the regional financial safety net, along with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), by launching a new financing facility programme meant to extend greater support in case of a financial crisis.
A technical issue combined with an extreme heatwave was blamed for a series of explosions at a military base that killed 20 soldiers and injured several others in Cambodia on April 27, the country’s Ministry of Defence said in a May 2 statement as reported by the Xinhua news agency.
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The ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) entered its second plenary session in Hanoi on the afternoon of April 23, discussing ways to ensure comprehensive security for the people-centred ASEAN Community.
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The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and the ASEAN Alliance on Carbon Markets (AACM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and accelerate the implementation of carbon crediting programmes across Southeast Asia.
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn reaffirmed ASEAN leaders' commitment to empowering the youth to unleash their full potential when he had a dialogue with ASEAN youth in Hanoi on April 22 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Future Forum (AF 2024).
The Thai Government is being urged to increase the proportion of renewable power generation to more than the target of 50% set in the power development plan (PDP).
The Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) of Indonesia on April 21 lifted its tsunami advisory issued previously following the eruption of Mount Ruang in Sitaro district of North Sulawesi province.
Thailand expects to export about 1 million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion THB (3.53 billion USD) this year, with most of the shipments to China, according to Minister of Agriculture Thammanat Prompao.
The 72nd meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and related meetings are being held by the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang on April 22-26.
Enhancing regional food security and tackling the pressing challenges of climate change will be key agendas defining Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (lower house) Johari Abdul told the press on April 19.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (left) meets with ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi to discuss regional stability during his first official visit to Indonesia. (Photo: Twitter)
