ASEAN and the People's Republic of China (PRC) have agreed on Guidelines to accelerate negotiations for the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea (SCS).
Indonesia is pushing for strengthened cooperation in the field of food security between ASEAN and Russia. This was conveyed by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi during ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Jakarta (13/7).
During the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and Post-Ministerial Conference (PMC) in Jakarta (13/7), Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa.
Saudi Arabia has become the 51st country to accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC). The accession signing ceremony was carried out on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Jakarta (12/7).
Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi stated that Southeast Asia must remain a region free of nuclear weapons. Foreign Minister Retno conveyed this statement when chairing the Meeting of the Commission of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (SEANWFZ) on Tuesday (11/7) in Jakarta.
"ASEAN must not ignore human rights issues. Our differences should not be an excuse for us to abandon pressing human rights issue in our own region." This statement was conveyed by Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi during the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) meeting on Tuesday (11/7) in Jakarta.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi reaffirmed the importance of ASEAN’s unity and centrality to maintain peace and stability in the region while chairing the plenary session of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) in Jakarta (11/7).
The 56th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting/Post Ministerial Conference (AMM-PMC) will commence tomorrow, 11 July, until 14 July 2023.
At the 6th Meeting of the HLTF-ACV in Jakarta, H.E. Dian Triansyah Djani emphasized that ASEAN needs a robust long-term vision for the next 20 years.
Bank Indonesia and the Ministry of Finance held a series of Finance Track meetings, starting with the ASEAN+3 Task Force (TF) meeting on 2nd-3rd February 2023 in Bali.