ASEAN and the United States (U.S) reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their dialogue relations at the 13th Meeting of the ASEAN-U.S. Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held at the ASEAN Secretariat on 12 April.
The meeting took note that the long-standing ASEAN-U.S. partnership has expanded to cover a wide range of areas of cooperation undertaken across the three pillars of ASEAN Community.
To this end, officials from both sides noted the progress made in the implementation of the ASEAN-U.S. Plan of Action (2021-2025), which will continue to support efforts of ASEAN in promoting peace, security, and prosperity in the region.
The meeting underscored the importance of enhancing cooperation in the following key areas such as; trade and investment advancement of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda; trade facilitation, digital economy, transport, smart cities, green…
