ASEAN, ROK reaffirm commitment to deepen partnership

JAKARTA, 4 June 2021 – ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK) reaffirmed commitment to forge closer ties and further enhance cooperation at the 8^th ASEAN-ROK Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting held via video-conference, today.

The meeting took note of the good progress made in ASEAN-ROK cooperation over the last year including through following up to the outcomes of the 21^st ASEAN-ROK Summit and activities to implement various areas of cooperation under the new ASEAN-ROK Plan of Action (2021-2025). Cooperation continues to be strengthened despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in public health, disaster management, education, culture exchanges and connectivity.

The meeting highlighted the close ASEAN-ROK cooperation and the ROK’s support for ASEAN and ASEAN Member States in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, including the ROK’s provision of medical supplies and equipment to ASEAN Member States and its contribution to the COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund.

ASEAN welcomed the ROK’s New Southern Policy Plus that aims at further advancing ASEAN-ROK relations in line with the three pillars of ASEAN Community.

Both sides agreed to continue strengthening cooperation in various areas, including trade and investment digital economy tourism, disaster management, public health, smart cities and innovation, connectivity, capacity building and human resource development. Various cooperative activities and projects are being implemented in these areas with support from the ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Fund.

The 8^th ASEAN-ROK JCC meeting was co-chaired by Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to ASEAN Pengiran Hairani Pengiran Tajuddin and Ambassador of the ROK to ASEAN Lim Sungnam. Permanent Representatives of ASEAN Member States and the Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Political Security Community were in attendance.

June 4th, 2021|ASEAN Secretariat News