The 15th Meeting among Secretaries-General of ACC, AJC and AKC Held

On 22 October 2020, the 15th Meeting among Secretaries-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), and ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) was held online. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Lee Hyuk, Secretary-General of AKC. Mr. Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of ACC, and Mr. Masataka Fujita, Secretary-General of AJC, attended the meeting. Other participants included Ms. Wang Hongliu, Director of General Affairs Coordination Division of ACC, Mr. AriantoSurojo, Director of Information and Public Relations Division of ACC, and other senior officials of AKC and AJC.

Secretary-General Lee Hyuk highly commended the significant progress of exchanges and cooperation between the three centres, and stated that AKC has been endeavoring to explore online and virtual events to promote economic and cultural exchanges with ASEAN under the new normal conditions. AKC is willing to keep close communication with ACC and AJC,further expand cooperation within the framework of the ASEAN Plus Three (APT),  and carry out more productive projects and activities to maintain stability and prosperity of East Asia.

Secretary-General Chen Dehai said that ACC has been putting great efforts into overcoming the difficulty brought by the COVID-19, actively implementing theASEAN-China Strategic Partnership Vision 2030, solidly pushing forward ASEAN-China cooperation in various areas,and contributing to ASEAN-China anti-epidemic cooperation. The year 2021 will be the 30th anniversary of the establishment of ASEAN-China dialogue relations. ACC stands ready to enhance communicationwith AJC and AKCto bolster practical cooperation between China, ASEAN, and East Asiain reviving growth, increasing people-to-peopleexchanges,andpromotingregional development.

Secretary-General Masataka Fujita said that although heavily affected by the epidemic, AJC has been boosting cooperation by all means to promote mutual understanding and friendshipin the region. AJC attaches great importance to APT cooperation and hopes that the three centrescould level up collaboration, and collectively carry out more projects and activities, so as to strengthen the friendly relations. 

During the meeting, the three centresreviewed the work of 2020 and briefed on the work programmes and projects of 2021 respectively. They also discussed the arrangements for the upcoming 16th meeting.