ANKARA, July 27 — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Ankara aims to become a dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Anadolu Agency reported.
“Turkiye’s goal is to become an Asean dialogue partner.
“This will allow us to have a more inclusive and structured dialogue and cooperation with Asean," he said during the sixth meeting of the Turkiye-Asean Sectoral Dialogue Partnership in Laos’ capital, Vientiane, yesterday, which took place on the margins of the 57th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
Hakan added that Ankara has developed a bilateral policy agenda encompassing political dialogue and development-focused regional cooperation with its international partners.
"Asean is one of these international partners,” he said.
The Turkish minister stated that Turkiye is aware of Asean's central role in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions: "We want to fully utilise our existing potential in both traditional and new areas of cooperation. It is the right time to diversify our collaboration and extend its scope."
— Bernama
