Jakarta (VNA) – The ASEAN-US Joint Cooperation Committee convened its eighth meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 4, to review their cooperation in the recent past and discuss directions to further boost bilateral partnership.
The meeting saw the presence of delegates from the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), US Delegation to the ASEAN, ASEAN Secretariat and several US agencies.
Both sides expressed their satisfaction with the outcomes of the ASEAN-US Action Plan for 2016-2020, as well as agreements and commitments reached at the US-ASEAN Special Leaders’ Summit in Sunnylands in February 2016 and the fourth ASEAN-US Summit in September 2016, particularly those involving five priority areas, namely economic connectivity, marine cooperation, response to trans-national challenges, mentorship for young leaders and increasing capacity of women.
The ASEAN member states lauded the US’s assistance in building the ASEAN Community and regional connectivity via effective cooperation projects such as the ASEAN Development Vision to Advance National Cooperation and Economic Integration (ADVANCE), the US-ASEAN Connectivity through Trade and Investment (ACTI), the ASEAN-US Partnership for Good Governance, Equitable and Sustainable Development and Security (PROGRESS) as well as actively joining regional forums and mechanisms such as the East Asia Summit (EAS), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus).
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