Indo-Pacific

Washington affirmed its long-term position and commitment to the Indo-Pacific, focusing on every corner of the region, regarding Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania.

Security is one of the pillars in the Vietnam-Germany relations and it becomes increasingly important in exercising the German Indo-Pacific Guidelines of 2020.

The G7-ASEAN ministerial meeting forms a new framework for cooperation that is more efficient and capable of assisting ASEAN than either bilateral strategic partnerships or large multilateral institutions.

Both ASEAN and India highlighted the importance of promoting a rules-based order through upholding adherence to international law.

The Indo-Pacific occupies now top-priority in strategic calculations and policies of the Quad.

Defense and security cooperation is one of three priority areas in the Plan of Action for the Strategic Partnership in 2020-2023.

The Mekong River basin is important to ASEAN prosperity and the principles in the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.

The relations have been forged towards peace, stability, development and prosperity in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region as a whole.

The participants expressed concern over emerging technologies for military and security.

The guidance addresses threats to the world and Washington’s commitments to strengthening alliances.