Ukraine, ASEAN Discuss Expanding Cooperation, Deepening Dialogue

ISTANBUL, Feb 14 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Saturday discussed advancing mutually beneficial cooperation between his country and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a meeting with the bloc’s chief, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

Following a meeting with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Sybiha said they discussed advancing cooperation, deepening dialogue and expanding practical engagement, particularly in food security, energy and digitalisation.

“ASEAN is an important partner of Ukraine in today’s international architecture. Ukraine reiterates its intention to become an ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner,” Sybiha said on X.

He added that he had also invited the Secretary-General to visit Ukraine.

In a separate statement on X following the meeting, ASEAN said both sides discussed ways to promote cooperation between the organisation and Ukraine.

Ukraine signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, one of ASEAN’s founding documents, in November 2022.

Last month, the Philippine News Agency quoted Ukrainian Ambassador to the Philippines Yuliia Fediv as saying that Kyiv is seeking to become an official dialogue partner of ASEAN by the end of this year.

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