- The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat was held on 21 January 2021 via videoconference. The Retreat was the first major meeting under Brunei Darussalam’s Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2021.
- We had in-depth discussions on ASEAN’s priorities for the whole year and on ways to further strengthen the ASEAN Community and ASEAN Centrality as well as advance ASEAN’s comprehensive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. We exchanged views on recent regional and international developments and reaffirmed ASEAN Member States’ common values and principles, as enshrined in the ASEAN Charter and their shared commitment towards promoting peace, security, stability, and sustainable prosperity in the region.
- We discussed the follow-up to the outcomes and decisions of the 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, including the outcomes from the Mid-Term Review of the ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025, strengthening cross-pillar and cross-sectoral coordination in ASEAN, and work towards the ASEAN Community Vision Post-2025
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