JAKARTA, Sept. 10 -- Today, ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi and US Agency for International Development (USAID) Principal Officer to ASEAN Ryan Washburn signed the Regional Development Cooperation Agreement (RDCA) between ASEAN and the United States of America.
The RDCA will contribute to strengthening ties and continuing links of friendship between ASEAN and the United States, advancing sustainable and inclusive growth and development. It will encourage rule-based systems in support of a peaceful, secure and prosperous ASEAN, in line with the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN-U.S. Plan of Action (2021-2025) and the Joint Statement of the ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit.
In his opening remarks, Dato Lim Jock Hoi said, "the U.S. s...