UK Becomes Dialogue Partner of ASEAN

Jakarta: The United Kingdom (UK) has agreed a new partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
 
On Thursday, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab joined a virtual ceremony with ASEAN Foreign Ministers where they welcomed the UK as an ASEAN 'Dialogue Partner'.
 
Since the UK submitted its application to become a Dialogue Partner in June 2020, the UK Foreign Secretary has attended two UK-ASEAN Ministerial Meetings and hosted the ASEAN Chair at the G7 Foreign & Development Ministers meeting in May.

"I am delighted that the UK has, today, formally become a Dialogue Partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc – the first new country in 25 years," said Raab in a press release on Thursday.
 
"This is a landmark moment in the UK’s tilt towards the Indo Pacific. Our closer ties with ASEAN will help create green jobs, reinforce our security cooperation, promote tech and science partnerships, and safeguard key pillars of international law like the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea," he added.
 
The partnership, which is the first ASEAN has agreed in 25 years, will lead to closer cooperation between the UK and the region on a range of issues such as trade, investment, climate change, the environment, science and technology, and education.
 
ASEAN is an influential group of ten member countries in the Indo-Pacific. 
 
By becoming a Dialogue Partner, the UK will formalise its relations with the group - including through attending annual Foreign and Economic Ministers meetings along with other Ministerial engagements.
 
Dialogue Partner status puts the UK at the heart of the Indo-Pacific. 
 
The new agreement will also help the UK to deepen economic links with ASEAN, which has a combined GDP of $3.2 trillion. 
 
Total trade between the UK and ASEAN was £32.3 billion in the four quarters to the end of Q1 2021.
 
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