3^rd EU – Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum

In the morning, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell will chair the 3^rd EU - Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum. The EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum will bring together the EU and its Member States with countries from the East coast of Africa in the West to the Pacific islands in the East.

The EU and Indo-Pacific partners will discuss how to address the increasing number of complex economic, environmental, geopolitical, and security challenges that affect both regions. Climate change and environmental degradation are existential threats for all. It is clear that close cooperation is key to address these challenges effectively, achieve sustainable economic growth, and to strengthen our resilience to shocks and disruptions. The digital economy in particular holds the potential for significant innovation and growth.

EU-ASEAN Ministerial

In the afternoon, the EU and ASEAN will hold their 24th Ministerial meeting, co-chaired by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique Manalo. Following the EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit one year ago, this Ministerial will review the implementation of Leaders’ decisions and agree the next steps in our evolving relationship. Recognized as global leaders in regional integration, both ASEAN and the EU champion multilateralism and international law.

The meeting will provide an opportunity to further strengthen the EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership in crucial areas such as trade, climate change and security. Ministers will also assess regional and international security developments.

Programme

EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum

• 08:00    Arrivals [pool]
• 09:00    Opening Plenary Session [pool, live]
• 11:45    Closing Plenary Session [pool, live]
• 12:30    Family Photo for the IPMF and for the EU-ASEAN Ministerial
• 14:15    Press Conference [live]

EU-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting

• 15:00    Opening remarks [pool, live]

Find more details about the programme of the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum here and of the EU ASEAN Ministerial here.

Location

The two meetings will take place at The Square in Brussels.

Accreditation

Journalists, photographers, and audiovisual teams who wish to cover the two Ministerial meetings need to register for accreditation. Please apply for media accreditation before 26 January here.

Photo/TV opportunities

A pool will be organised to cover the arrivals, the beginning of the opening plenaries and family photo. Interested media should send a request to Margot RASKINE and DILDA Luca before 29 January.

A selection of photographs taken by official photographers will be made available on EbS. The high-resolution photographs can be downloaded and used free of charge for non-commercial use (provided the copyright "European Union" is mentioned).

Host broadcaster

EbS will broadcast part of the proceedings. For more information, check the EbS schedule.

All host broadcaster footage can be downloaded in broadcast quality from EbS.

Public parts of the conference can be watched via the dedicated website.