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The European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to boost cooperation in the spheres of mutual interests during a meeting of ASEAN-EU Senior Officials’ Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on February 11.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) affirmed the commitment to enhancing bilateral comprehensive cooperation at the 22nd ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in Brussels on January 21.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has put forth four promising cooperation areas between ASEAN and EU in sustainable development, including the strengthening of bilateral, regional and inter-regional economic, trade and investment connectivity, especially the implementation of the ASEAN-EU free trade agreement in the future.

ASEAN foreign ministers had separate meetings with the bloc's partners on July 25 as part of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 49) in Vientiane, Laos.

The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a Joint communiqué in Vientiane on July 24.

The 22nd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Retreat wrapped up in Thailand’s Chiang Mai province on late March 3, agreeing on ways to boost the regional and inter-regional economic connectivity.

The fourth ASEAN-EU Business Summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 23, bringing together over 250 business leaders, policy makers and scholars from the two sides.

A series of meetings between ASEAN Foreign Ministers and the group’s 10 partners took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 5.

Senior officials from ASEAN and the European Union (EU) have gathered in Brussels to review integration and connectivity between the two regions.