JAKARTA, June 26 -- ASEAN and New Zealand reaffirmed their commitment to continue deepening their strategic partnership during the 8th ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting held yesterday via video conference.
ASEAN appreciated New Zealand's commitment and support to ASEAN Centrality, as well as ASEAN Community building efforts. Both sides welcomed the full implementation of ASEAN-New Zealand Plan of Action (2016-2020) and look forward to continuing the strong cooperation under the new five-year Plan of Action that is currently being developed for adoption in August this year.
They discussed the future direction of ASEAN-New Zealand dialogue relations and emphasised the importance of enhancing cooperation in areas of mutua...