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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13739
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Asia

António Costa calls for closer ties between EU and countries of South-East Asia

Speaking at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday 26 and Monday 27 October, the President of the European Council, António Costa, said that the EU and the South-East Asian region must remain connected, “not just through trade, but also through deeper ties in areas like digital infrastructure, energy, and green transition”.

The European Union is the third largest trading partner and the third largest investor in the ASEAN countries.

In his opening speech on 26 October, the...

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