On February 29, at the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the event "Ukraine-ASEAN: vision of cooperation" was held in Kyiv.
The event in a hybrid format was held with the participation of representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Ukraine, the ASEAN Secretariat, scientific and expert circles of Ukraine and the Southeast Asian region.
In an introductory speech, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Iryna Borovets emphasized the importance of the Law on Ukraine's accession to the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation in Southeast Asia ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. This act lays the foundations for future cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
"According to the Strategy of Ukraine's Foreign Policy and the Asian Strategy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the next step in Ukraine's relations with ASEAN should be for Ukraine to acquire the status of Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN," the deputy minister emphasized.
Also during the event, the appointment of a special representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on ASEAN issues was announced, which was Ukrainian diplomat Ihor Polikha.
The primary task of the special representative of the MFA is to establish sectoral dialogue cooperation between Ukraine and ASEAN and formalize it as soon as possible.
According to the results of the event, the document "Ukraine-ASEAN: A Vision of Cooperation" was presented, which outlines the current state and prospects for the development of relations between Ukraine and ASEAN, as well as demonstrates promising areas of cooperation in the fields of food and agriculture, digitalization, trade, energy, prevention of emergencies, demining, social and cultural cooperation.
You can familiarize yourself with the document at the following link: https://mfa.gov.ua/pro-ministerstvo/oficijni-dokumenti/dodatkovi-dokumenti/ukraine-asean-vision-cooperation.