Phnom Penh (FN), Apr. 9 – The conference on “Addressing Challenges Together: Working Toward Achieving Sustainable Development in the ASEAN and EU” was successfully convened in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on 7-9 April 2022 to discuss ASEAN-EU cooperation on sustainable development.

The conference was co-organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Political Dialogue Asia, the Asian Vision Institute, and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam with the support from the European Union. It brought together 27 fellows from ASEAN and the EU and 13 distinguished guest speakers, and mentors from Southeast Asia.

"The conference opened with a high-level segment with keynote addresses by senior Cambodian leaders. They stressed the importance of ASEAN-EU partnership in strengthening rules-based international order and realizing sustainable development goals, while calling for deepened bilateral strategic trust and enhanced people-centric and action-oriented cooperation," according to the joint press statement seen by Fresh News on Saturday.

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