Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and several ASEAN top-ranked officials discussed the role of third parties related to manpower issues within the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) cooperation.
The US Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Yohannes Abraham said the US supports the bloc's efforts to preserve the international rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on May 23 held online talks with Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell to discuss the supply chain in the Indo-Pacific nations.
Representatives of about 200 Vietnamese and US firms attended a Vietnam-US business forum held in Oregon state on May 18 to discuss potential areas for bilateral cooperation in economic and trade.
Economic diplomacy should maintain and create more economic cooperation frameworks, including investment and trade agreements, between Vietnam and the US, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung has said.
One of the priorities of Indonesia, as 2023 ASEAN Chair, is to promote the initiatives of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) through concrete and inclusive development cooperation, said Minister of National Development Planning (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa.
Vietnam always considers the US one of the top important partners, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told a delegation of members of the US Congress led by Senator Jeff Merkley during a reception in Hanoi on April 8.
The Indonesian Government is committed to promoting inclusive and sustainable growth not only in the country, but also in the Indo-Pacific and ASEAN regions, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
Indonesia believes that the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) can become the regulatory foundation of the international community, including the superpowers, amid the outbreak of geopolitical issues in the region, Special Advisor to the Indonesian Foreign Minister on Regional Diplomacy Ngurah Sanjaya said on March 13.
The Ambassador of Canada to Indonesia, Nadia Burger, said Canada shares the same vision as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on promoting peace, resilience, and security in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan will take the lead in supporting the mainstreaming of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), affirmed Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa in a video message sent to the Commemorative Symposium for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation held in Indonesia on February 13.
The European Union (EU) considers Vietnam one of its most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region, said Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the European Commission (EC).
Vietnamese defence and security officials and experts joined their counterparts from many other countries at a recent Berlin conference on security in the Indo-Pacific region.
An international workshop entitled “Indo-Pacific Strategies and the South China Sea-views from the region” has been held recently by the Asia-Africa Institute (AAI) under Hamburg University of Germany, attracting experts from many countries around the world including Germany, France, Australia and Japan.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Summits with Japan, the US and Canada in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 12.
Indian President Droupadi Murmu affirmed Vietnam is one of the key partners in her country’s Indo-Pacific vision, while receiving Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai who came to present his credentials in New Delhi on October 26.