The latest ASEAN Summit was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 5-7 September 2023 ago. The 43rd ASEAN Summit was held at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on 5-7 September 2023. This year Indonesia got the opportunity to host the ASEAN Summit again after the 42nd Summit in Labuan Bajo NTT in May 2023. President Jokowi officially opened the Summit on September 5, 2023, at the Plenary Hall, JCC. The theme of the ASEAN 2023 Summit is the ‘ASEAN Matters Epicentrum of Growth,’ which was attended by state leaders and representatives from 10 ASEAN member countries, as well as representatives from ASEAN Partners. The implementation of the Summit for three days held 12 summit meetings and produced 90 important agreement documents and several other agreements with ASEAN partner countries in the fields of security, humanity and economy. The following are the results of several main agreements:
ASEAN Concord IV, also called Jakarta Declaration on ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth (Jakarta Declaration in the Importance of ASEAN: Growth Center) was agreed upon by ASEAN member countries on September 5, 2023. ASEAN Concord IV became the main document in the 43rd ASEAN Summit Declars 16 points that emphasize the importance of ASEAN for all of its people and become the center of growth in ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific region and its surroundings, including implementing the vision of the ASEAN 2025 community towards the vision of the ASEAN 2045 community.
1. The agreement of the cooperation project between ASEAN members and other state partners.
A total of 93 projects valued at US $ 38.2 billion or equivalent to IDR 580.64 trillion (exchange rate of IDR 15,200). “I appreciate the support and contribution of ASEAN countries and ASEAN partners, so that 93 projects have been collected by US $ 38.2 billion,” said President Joko Widodo in the opening of AIPF 2023 at the Mulia Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday (5/9/2023) .
2. ASEAN MATTERS
Contains 10 points that include security issues including: Strengthening cooperation to overcome the challenges of drugs in the region in order to build a safe, peaceful, and drug-free environment for the ASEAN community; Preserving the ASEAN region as a nuclear weapon-free zone and other mass destruction weapons as immortalized in the ASEAN Charter and the Seanwfz Agreement (South East Nuclear Weapon Free-Zone); Re -enforcing the International Sea Law (UNCLOS 1982) to maintain and maintain peace, security, stability, safety and freedom of navigation including flights, especially over the South China Sea.
3. Epicentrum of growth
Contains 31 points of the majority action programs including economic, industrial, environmental, education to migrant workers.
4. Implementation of the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP)
Contains 8 action program points about increasing the role of ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific region to maintain peace and security related to geopolitics and geostrategic.
5. ASEAN Secretariat Becomes ASEAN Headquarters
ASEAN state leaders agreed to change the status of ASEAN Secretary or the ASEAN Secretariat into the ASEAN Headquarters or ASEAN Headquarters.
6. Middle Eastern Problems
ASEAN leaders expressed concern over the war between Israel and Palestine. ASEAN expressed its support for Palestinian freedom through the realization of the two coexist.
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