ASEAN, Switzerland reaffirm commitment to further strengthen cooperation
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Switzerland reaffirmed commitment to further strengthen their cooperation at the 6th Meeting of the ASEAN-Switzerland Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee held on November 17 via videoconference.
Jakarta (VNA) – The Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) and Switzerland reaffirmed commitment to further strengthentheir cooperation at the 6th Meeting of the ASEAN-Switzerland JointSectoral Cooperation Committee held on November 17 via videoconference.
The meeting was co-chaired by Deputy Secretary-General forASEAN Political-Security Community Michael Tene, and Head of the Asia andPacific Division of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the SwissConfederation, Raphael Nägeli. Members of the Committee of PermanentRepresentatives to ASEAN or their representatives and the Ambassador ofSwitzerland to ASEAN Kurt Kunz also attended the event.
At the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on the developmentsin ASEAN and Switzerland, including responses to COVID-19 pandemic. ASEANappreciated Switzerland’s humanitarian medical assistance, amounting to around 15million CHF (over 16 million USD), for the ASEAN region to cope with COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Italso encouraged both sides to further explore possible cooperation inaddressing the pandemic and its socio-economic impacts in the post-pandemicrecovery phase.
The meeting noted with satisfaction the progress made in cooperationsince their partnership began five years ago. Both sides discussed thecompleted, ongoing, and planned projects in implementing the ASEAN-Switzerland Sectoral Dialogue Partnership: Practical Cooperation Areas 2017-2021.
They explored opportunities to further deepen cooperation in the areas oftourism; connectivity; smart cities; digital innovation; disaster managementand humanitarian assistance; and biodiversity, conservation and management.
Other potential areas of cooperation were also discussed, such as;technical and vocational education and training; micro, small and mediumenterprises; sustainable development; forestry; cybersecurity; people-to-peoplecontact; public health emergency; and response to the health impacts ofCOVID-19.
The meeting looked forward to the adoption of the ASEAN-SwitzerlandPractical Areas of Cooperation (2022-2026), which will serve as a five-yearwork plan for both sides to pursue mutually beneficial cooperation./.
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At the event (Photo: asean.org) 
