JAKARTA, April 8 -- ASEAN and Australia held the 13th Joint Planning and Review Committee (JPRC) Meeting of the Second Phase of the ASEAN-Australia Development Cooperation Program (AADCP II) at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on 5 April.

The meeting was co-chaired by Ambassador Dato' Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN and Australian Ambassador to ASEAN Jane Duke. The meeting reviewed the implementation of the AADCP II and discussed its way forward. It also highlighted AADCP II's valued contributions to ASEAN regional economic integration, ASEAN connectivity, narrowing the development gap and capacity building of the ASEAN Secretariat. The meeting noted with appreciation the agreement between ASE...