ASEAN-Australia Special Summit discusses future cooperation
A special summit to celebrate 50 years since Australia became ASEAN’s first Dialogue Partner in 1974 is taking place in Melbourne city on March 4 – 6, focusing on the discussion of partnerships for the future.
ASEAN-Australia Special Summit discusses future cooperation. (Photo: VNA)
Sydney (VNA) – A special summit to celebrate 50 years since Australia became ASEAN’s first DialoguePartner in 1974 is taking place in Melbourne city on March 4 – 6, focusing on the discussion of partnerships for thefuture.
Themed “A Partnership for the Future”, the summit is beingheld against the backdrop of the dynamic cooperation between ASEAN and Australiaacross various fields. Leaders will discuss measures to boost ASEAN-Australiacooperation, the vision of both sides regarding the regional future, and howthey can collaborate to address common challenges.
Before the plenary session, a series of meetings and events will be heldon March 4 -5, bringing together community and business leaders, experts, andscholars from Australia and ASEAN, featuring issues related to challenges,opportunities, and practical cooperation in maritime affairs, green economy,and marine ecology; the transition toclean energy; and clean energy supply chains to ensure energy security amidrapid transition to renewable energy, among others.
Additionally, dialogues of leaders from emerging countries on geopolitical risksin the Indo-Pacific and how to promote regional recovery, the role ofASEAN-Australia trade and investment activities, and a workshop of small- andmedium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the ASEAN consumer market, future offood and agricultural technology, supply chains and investment, and solutionsto foster economic connectivity will be also arranged.
With numerousdiscussions on common challenges facing the region and opportunities to strengthencooperation and prosperity for both sides, and considering how ASEAN-Australiacan build enduring relationships, the summit offers a an opportunity forthe two sides to review their cooperative achievements over the past fivedecades, thus setting directions for future cooperation to align with theComprehensive Strategic Partnership established.
In a pre-conference statement, Australian Prime Minister AnthonyAlbanese emphasised that building relationships with Southeast Asian countriesis a top priority of the Australian Government./.
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ASEAN-Australia Special Summit discusses future cooperation. (Photo: VNA) 
