JAKARTA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh and
visiting Foreign Affairs Minister of The Netherlands Frans Timmermans exchanged
views on possible aspects to further strengthen cooperation between ASEAN and
the Netherlands as well as ASEAN with the European Union (EU), a statement of
ASEAN Secretariat said here Friday.
During the meeting held at the
ASEAN Secretariat on Thursday, the two leaders discussed a variety of issues
including developments in ASEAN, especially Myanmar, the needs of ASEAN and
future developments of ASEAN-the Netherlands relations.
Timmermans took the opportunity
to congratulate Minh for assuming the role as the new ASEAN secretary-general
for the period of 2013-2017.
He underlined the government of
the Netherlands'strong commitment to further intensifying its cooperation with
ASEAN in education, human rights, investment and science and technology
sectors.
In response, Minh warmly welcomed
Timmermans and his delegation to the ASEAN Secretariat and thanked the
Netherlands for its assistance to the efforts in capacity building of the ASEAN
Secretariat.
Minh said that ASEAN Secretariat
looks forward to enhancing the relationship between ASEAN and the Netherland in
addition to ASEAN and EU.
Source: XINHUA
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