Report: Ukraine may sign friendship and cooperation treaty with ASEAN in November
Ukraine may sign the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia [TAC] with ASEAN in November as Cambodia hosts the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Summits. Relevant if everything is organized in time.
HE Chum Suntory, Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that ASEAN is in the process of internalizing to allow Ukraine to sign the instrument of accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Asia. Southeastern and His Excellency Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine will also be able to attend the upcoming summit.
He said ASEAN was working internally to allow Ukraine to sign the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia. He added that if everything is done in time, there will be a signing ceremony during the upcoming ASEAN Summit and related summits, and the Ukrainian Foreign Minister will also attend.
Responding to the question of whether ASEAN plans to hold a bilateral meeting between Russia and Ukraine, the Spokesman also said that on behalf of the host country, Cambodia would provide a venue for any bilateral meetings to be held. Up outside the summit, but we will not be involved in persuading any arrangements.
In fact, Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, intends to be a party to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia from August at the same time as the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Greece, the Netherlands and Denmark. The host of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting [AMM], but due to Ukraine’s late submission, Cambodia as the chair of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat could not resolve it in time.
Following the successful conclusion of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Phnom Penh, HE Dimitro Kuleba took to his Twitter account on September 24, 2022, welcoming the decision of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers to Ukraine’s accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, he stressed that this is one of the goals of Ukraine’s Asia strategy. “We look forward to a new chapter in Ukraine-ASEAN relations,” he wrote.
According to the ASEAN Secretariat, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia was established in 1976 and embodies the universal principles of peaceful coexistence and friendly cooperation among states in Southeast Asia. . The treaty is a code that binds legitimacy for inter-state relations in the region and beyond. To date, 49 countries, not including Ukraine, have signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.
Cambodia, as the rotating chair of ASEAN for 2022, will host the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related summits from November 8 to 13 in Phnom Penh. Source: Ministry of Information
