Jakarta, Feb. 4 -- The ASEAN Secretariat and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) co-organised the Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) with the BIMP-EAGA Facilitation Centre (BIMP-FC), the Centre for the IMT-GT (CIMT), and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Secretariat. The meeting revisited priorities under the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) 2026-2030, to ensure alignment with the ASEAN Community Vision (ACV) 2045 and its Strategic Plans, particularly under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Strategic Plan 2026-2030, as well as the IAI Work Plan V (2026-2030), while identifying new areas for collaboration and strengthening coordination mechanisms.

In his opening remarks, the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for AEC emphasised the growing importa...