JAKARTA, 11 March 2026 – ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK) reaffirmed their commitment to continue advancing their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) at the 13th Meeting of the ASEAN-ROK Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC), held today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.

The Meeting noted the good momentum in ASEAN-ROK cooperation to implement the CSP established in 2024. Substantive progress has been made across various areas of cooperation in the implementation of the ASEAN-ROK Plan of Action to Implement the Joint Vision Statement for Peace, Prosperity and Partnership (2021–2025), such as traditional and non-traditional security cooperation, trade and investment, digital transformation, energy, disaster management, environment, education, culture, and people-to-people exchanges.

Both sides agreed to continue working closely to effectively implement the new Plan of Action to Implement the CSP (2026–2030), with a view to further strengthening the CSP and supporting the ASEAN Community Vision 2045.

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