ASEAN-EU Summit: Jokowi Says No One Can Dictate to Others
Leaders from nine of the 10 ASEAN nations and 27 EU nations gathered on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) Commemorative Summit on Wednesday, Dec. 14 in Brussels, Belgium. Leaders from nine of the 10 ASEAN member states and 27 EU nations joined the meeting on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations. In his remarks at the summit, President Jokowi stressed that the partnership between ASEAN and the EU countries must be based on equality, and there should be no coercion. As the current ASEAN chair, Jokowi was one of the six...