Indonesia's FM Calls For Stronger ASEAN Mechanisms After Vision 2045 Adoption
At a meeting with the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) and Timor-Leste's Ambassador to ASEAN at the Foreign Ministry here, he praised the progress achieved through ASEAN's cooperation frameworks, especially after the adoption of the ASEAN Community Vision (ACV) 2045.
He said the long-term vision, adopted at the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur last month, outlines a strategic roadmap for the next two decades, envisaging a resilient, innovative, dynamic and people-centred ASEAN.
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