Jakarta, May 29 -- Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono said a concrete partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is needed to ensure the stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region amid the ever-evolving global geopolitical and economic landscape.

Sugiono delivered the remarks at the ASEAN-GCC ministerial meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the 46th ASEAN Summit series at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on May 25, 2025.

"ASEAN and GCC are the two most dynamic regions in the Indo-Pacific. It is time for us to move toward concrete cooperation," the minister said, according to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here on Th...