• Indonesia transforming into diplomatic capital of Asean
Indonesia is shaping up to be the diplomatic capital of the Southeast Asia region, as marked by the inauguration of the EU Mission to Asean in Jakarta, The Jakarta Post reported.
As a concrete step in strengthening bi-regional ties, the EU has officially assigned a mission to conduct its relations with the Asean Secretariat, the office of which is also located in the Indonesian capital.
“The EU, its institutions and member states rightly regard Asean as a vitally important partner,” European External Action Service (EEAS) director general for budget and administration, Patrick Child, said.
Child said the EU aimed to intensify political and economic relations with the region which was marked by the commitment of doubling the cooperation funds, to be channeled through the secretariat, amounting to over €170 million (US$184 million) for the period of 2014 – 2020, making the commission the biggest donor to the Asean Secretariat.
In the months to come, Child said, the EU sought to advance bilateral commercial relations with Asean member states while keeping the region-to-region Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as its final objective.
He further said the EU had also appointed for the first time an ambassador to Asean whose duties would be carried out by Francisco Fontan Pardo.
Asean secretary general Le Luong Minh said he was confident that the presence of the EU in Asean would contribute to further strengthening the strategic partnership between both regions.
• Indonesia transforming into diplomatic capital of Asean
Indonesia is shaping up to be the diplomatic capital of the Southeast Asia region, as marked by the inauguration of the EU Mission to Asean in Jakarta, The Jakarta Post reported.
As a concrete step in strengthening bi-regional ties, the EU has officially assigned a mission to conduct its relations with the Asean Secretariat, the office of which is also located in the Indonesian capital.
“The EU, its institutions and member states rightly regard Asean as a vitally important partner,” European External Action Service (EEAS) director general for budget and administration, Patrick Child, said.
Child said the EU aimed to intensify political and economic relations with the region which was marked by the commitment of doubling the cooperation funds, to be channeled through the secretariat, amounting to over €170 million (US$184 million) for the period of 2014 – 2020, making the commission the biggest donor to the Asean Secretariat.
In the months to come, Child said, the EU sought to advance bilateral commercial relations with Asean member states while keeping the region-to-region Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as its final objective.
He further said the EU had also appointed for the first time an ambassador to Asean whose duties would be carried out by Francisco Fontan Pardo.
Asean secretary general Le Luong Minh said he was confident that the presence of the EU in Asean would contribute to further strengthening the strategic partnership between both regions.
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