{"id":12909,"date":"2021-07-02T10:31:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=12909"},"modified":"2021-07-02T10:31:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:31:12","slug":"pakistan-consistent-with-vision-east-asia-policy-for-strong-ties-with-asean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/pakistan-consistent-with-vision-east-asia-policy-for-strong-ties-with-asean\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan consistent with \u2018Vision East Asia\u2019 policy for strong ties with ASEAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD,  Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Friday said Pakistan was pursuing a consistent \u2018Vision East Asia\u2019 policy to strengthen its partnership with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in all spheres.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Secretary expressed these views in a keynote address at the Experts Dialogue on \u2018Pakistan-ASEAN: Shared Future and the Way Forward, co-organized by the Embassy of Indonesia and the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI).<\/p>\n<p>Noting the steady trajectory of Pakistan-ASEAN relations, the Foreign Secretary underlined the high priority accorded by Pakistan to its relations with South East Asian nations and its recognition of ASEAN\u2019s vast economic potential and its centrality in the regional architecture.<\/p>\n<p>He specifically stressed the importance of forging closer cooperation in political, economic, security, tourism, education and socio-cultural domains.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Secretary highlighted the range of steps taken by Pakistan to foster multifaceted engagement with ASEAN and the commitment to deepen trade and economic linkages with ASEAN member states.<\/p>\n<p>He added that this was in line with Pakistan\u2019s economic diplomacy outreach and consistent with the leadership\u2019s emphasis on geo-economics.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged ASEAN member countries to consider investment in Special Economic Zones of CPEC. He also underlined the importance for Pakistani business community to see how mutually-beneficial collaboration could be achieved by engaging with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), recently concluded by ASEAN and its key trading partners.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Secretary reiterated Pakistan\u2019s commitment to continue working towards up-gradation of its relationship with ASEAN to the level of Full Dialogue Partner (FDP). The Foreign Secretary further emphasized the importance of hard and soft connectivity between Pakistan and ASEAN \u2014 including in transportation, communication and cyber domains, between the ports, and among the peoples.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan is a Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN since 1993 and is also a member of ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) since 2004.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Friday said Pakistan was pursuing a consistent \u2018Vision East Asia\u2019 policy to strengthen its partnership with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in all spheres. 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