ASEAN - Association of South-East Asian Nations

05/08/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/07/2025 23:40

ASEAN and Canada reaffirm commitment to advancing Strategic Partnership

The 22nd ASEAN-Canada Dialogue, convened today in Vientiane, discussed progress of ASEAN-Canada relations, including the implementation of Plan of Action to Implement the Joint Declaration on ASEAN-Canada Enhanced Partnership (2021-2025), as well as possible areas of future cooperation to further advance ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR and SOM Leader of Lao PDR, Thongphane Savanphet, and Assistant Deputy Minister for the Indo-Pacific of Global Affairs Canada and SOM Leader of Canada, Weldon Epp, co-chaired the Meeting. Senior officials of ASEAN Member States or their representatives and the Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Political-Security Community were also in attendance. Timor-Leste attended the meeting as Observer.

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