Public Policy | ASEAN | Indonesia | Future Economy | Global Value Chains | Trade and International Development
Happy 56th ASEAN Day! Join in the celebration with various festivity tools (twibbons etc) and rewatch the streaming of the commemoration this morning at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, at the link below. This includes speeches by the President of the Republic of Indonesia and the Secretary-General of ASEAN, as well as the "potong tumpeng" ceremony (the cutting of the giant yellow rice cone, a symbol of celebration in Indonesia), also joined on stage by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. The President, in his speech, called ASEAN as a demonstration of harmony in diversity. After highlighting the challenges faced by the region today (uneven global recovery and prolonged major power rivalry), he expressed his confidence that the region can overcome these challenges as long as we stay united. He expressed his hope that ASEAN will be an epicentrum of growth that will bring value added benefits to the people, in the region and globally, building on its strong assets of robust growth, demographic dividends, and global confidence in its economic potential. He closed by emphasising that "this big ship (ASEAN) must continue to sail. This big ship cannot go under. This is our responsibility to the hundreds of millions of our people on board." As ASEAN grows in economic heft and global standing, its responsibility too expands, to the region, the world, and most importantly to its own peoples. Selamat ulang tahun ASEAN. #asean #aseancommunity #asean2023 #Indonesia #chairmanship #aseanmatters #epicentrumofgrowth #aseancentrality #southeastasia #leadership #vision
