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AIPA, EP boost cooperation for regional peace, prosperity

Secretary-General of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Siti Rozaimeriyanty Dato Haji Abdul Rahman on February 21 received a delegation of the European Parliament (EP)’s Foreign Affairs Committee at the AIPA Secretariat’s headquarters.
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Jakarta (VNA) – Secretary-General of the ASEAN Inter-ParliamentaryAssembly (AIPA) Siti Rozaimeriyanty Dato Haji Abdul Rahman onFebruary 21 received a delegation of the European Parliament (EP)’s Foreign AffairsCommittee at the AIPA Secretariat’s headquarters.

Led by the Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, David McAllister,the EP delegation and the AIPA Secretary-General discussedthe recently adopted 2023-2027 EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership Plan of Action,in which parliamentary dimension is included.

The discussion also focused on the areasof cooperation, including peace, stability and security, EU Green Deal and thenewly-proposed ASEAN Green Deal, COVID-19 recovery, youth, and women, among others.

Speaking at the meeting, Rahman said that strengtheninginter-institutional relations between the AIPA and EP will contribute to a strongerrelation between the EU and ASEAN.

She said the EP is one of the longest accredited observer members ofAIPA. The EP Delegation for Relations with ASEAN and Southeast Asia (DASE) hasbeen regularly attending the annual AIPA General Assemblies, Rahman said.

Aiming for moreinteractions and structured dialogue relations, the AIPA adopted Resolutions on theEstablishment of AIPA-EP Inter-Regional Parliamentary Dialogue at the 42nd AIPA General Assembly in 2021, the official added./.

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