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ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ Meeting convenes
The ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ Meeting was convened on 7 March 2023 at the ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting was co-chaired by Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro, SOM Leader of Indonesia, and Choi Youngsam, SOM Leader of the Republic of Korea. SOM Leaders and representatives from ASEAN Member States, China, Japan, and the ASEAN Secretariat attended the Meeting.

Co-Chairs’ Statement The 22nd Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers Plus Three (22nd M-ATM Plus Three)
The 22nd Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers Plus Three (22nd M-ATM Plus Three) was held on 4 February 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. H.E. Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Republic of Indonesia, chaired the Meeting and H.E. Ishii Hiroo, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan, as Co-Chairman. The 22nd […]

Chairman’s Statement of The 25th ASEAN Plus Three Summit
The 25th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit was held on 12 November 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Summit was chaired by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and attended by Heads of State/Government and High Representatives of ASEAN Member States, the People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK). The Secretary-General of ASEAN, and the Secretary-General of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) and the director of ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) were also in attendance.

Joint Statement of The Twelfth ASEAN Plus Three Labour Ministers Meeting (12th ALMM+3)
Exchange of Views on the 12th ALMM+3’s Theme “Together as One: Reshaping, the World of Work in the ASEAN Community Through Digitalized, Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery and Growth”.

10th AMCA Meeting
The 10th Meeting of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts (AMCA 10) and the AMCA Meetings with Dialogue Partners took place in Vientiane on October 27. At the AMCA meetings with dialogue partners, representatives of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea expressed their hope that results of the discussions would bring great benefits, […]

Joint Press Statement of the Twenty Second Meeting of The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry and The Ministers of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China, Japan and The Republic of Korea (22nd AMAF Plus Three)
The Twenty-Second Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry Plus Three was virtually held on 26 October 2022. The Meeting was chaired by His Excellency Dr. Phet Phomphiphak, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR. The Meeting commended the progress made in the implementation of the ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Strategy (APTCS) 2016-2025 […]

Joint Statement of The Sixth ASEAN Plus Three Education Ministers Meeting
The Sixth ASEAN Plus Three Education Ministers Meeting (6th APT EMM) was held hybrid in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on 14 October 2022 in conjunction with the 6th East Asia Summit Education Ministers Meeting (6th EAS EMM). The Meeting was preceded by the 12th ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials Meeting on Education (12th SOM-ED+3) held […]

Joint Statement The Twelfth ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (12th AMMTC + 3) Consultation
The Twelfth ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (12th AMMTC + 3) Consultation was held on 22 September 2022 via videoconference. The Consultation was chaired by the Kingdom of Cambodia under the theme “ASEAN A.C.T.: Addressing Challenges Together”. We noted the outcomes of the Nineteenth ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational […]

Joint Media Statement of the 25th AEM Plus Three Consultation
ASEAN Member States (AMS), the People’s Republic of China (“China”), Japan, and the Republic of Korea (“Korea”) met on 17 September 2022 for the Twenty-Fifth ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Plus Three Consultation. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. PAN Sorasak, Minister of Commerce, Kingdom of Cambodia, H.E. Li Fei, Assistant Minister of Commerce of the […]

Joint Ministerial Statement The Nineteenth ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting Plus Three
The Nineteenth ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting Plus Three (China, Japan, Korea) (19th AMEM+3) was held virtually on 16 September 2022. The Meeting was chaired by H.E Suy Sem, Minister of Mines and Energy, Kingdom of Cambodia and co-chaired by H.E Mr. REN Jingdong, Vice Administrator, National Energy Administration, People’s Republic of China, H.E. SATOMI […]

Joint Press Statement The First ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of Ministries of Foreign Affairs Plus Three Consultation (1st DGICM + 3 Consultation)
Following the adoption of the Concept Note on the Establishment of the DGICM + 3 Consultation by the 24th DGICM in August 2021, the inaugural DGICM + 3 Consultation was held in Singapore on 25 August. The Consultation was chaired by Mr. Marvin Sim, Commissioner of Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore and attended by […]

ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Work Plan 2023-2027
The ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Cooperation Work Plan 2023-2027 serves as a principal guide to enhance APT cooperation over the next five years towards achieving the long-term goal of establishing an East Asia community with ASEAN as the driving force. Consistent with existing regional mechanisms, APT recognises ASEAN Centrality as the driving force in the […]