December 5, 2024.- With the presence of the 10 permanent representations (plus Timor Leste) to ASEAN and the ambassadors or chargés d’affaires a.i. of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, the closing of the year of work between the two regional blocs, organized by the Pro Tempore Presidency of Chile in the Pacific Alliance through the Chilean Mission, was held in Jakarta on December 4.
Ambassador Bavonethat Douangchack, permanent representative of Laos, the country chairing the ASEAN process until next week and which will formally hand it over to Malaysia, highlighted the materialization this year of two visits by the Secretary General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, to an equal number of Latin American countries that are part of the Pacific Alliance (Chile and Peru). He also highlighted the presence in Jakarta of the Director General of Multilateral Economic Relations, Marcela Otero, at the meeting held in August to evaluate the state of action and tasks ahead, between the Pacific Alliance and ASEAN, as milestones to be highlighted when evaluating 2024.
During the activity, the Chilean Ambassador to Indonesia, Mario Artaza, on behalf of the Pacific Alliance, gave a brief summary of what has been accomplished this year, highlighting the Pacific Alliance’s vocation to project itself even more vigorously in Asia Pacific, with initiatives in the areas of gender and trade. He also valued the agreement reached between the Pacific Alliance and ASEAN to extend the 2021-2025 work plan until the end of 2026 and thanked the Philippines for its collaboration as the country in charge of ASEAN for relations with the Pacific Alliance, along with the best wishes expressed to Singapore, the country that will have that responsibility in 2025.
Communications PPT 2024 Pacific Alliance