Phnom Penh (FN), Aug. 3 – ASEAN foreign ministers agreed to accord the United Kingdom the status of the eleventh Dialogue Partner of ASEAN, according to the outcomes of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings seen by Fresh News on Tuesday.

The ministers were also pleased to grant the status of ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partnership to the UAE pending completion of formalities. They agreed to commence a comprehensive review of the moratorium on new Dialogue Partnerships on external relations.

The member states agreed to the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) and looked forward to the signing of the instruments of accession in due course. The meeting also deliberated on various applications of interested countries to accede to the TAC.

The meeting looked forward to the convening of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings to be held in Cambodia in 2022.
=FRESH NEWS