ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Statement on Cooperation on the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific Standing firm amidst swirling currents

WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and New Zealand, gathered on the occasion of the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with New Zealand in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 13 July 2023:
COMMENDING the significant achievements made in strengthening ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue Relations since New Zealand became one of ASEAN’s first Dialogue Partners in 1975.
REAFFIRMING our commitment to enhancing the ASEAN-New Zealand Strategic Partnership for mutual benefit, as outlined in the 2020 Joint ASEAN-New Zealand Leaders’ Vision Statement on the 45th Anniversary of ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue Relations: A Legacy of Partnership, A Future Together.

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