The EU and ASEAN: Prospects for Future Cooperation
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The EU and ASEAN: Prospects for Future Cooperation 14-15 October 2013 Chateau Val Duchesse, Vorstlaan 259, 1160 Oudergem Organised by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the EU-Asia Centre Objective: to discuss and assess progress towards regional integration in South East Asia and Europe, to consider the joint challenges facing the EU and ASEAN and to consider the prospects for future cooperation. Programme 14 October 1930: Official Dinner (by invitation only): Chateau Val Duchesse. Welcome remarks by H.E. Mrs. Annemie Neyts, Minister of State, Belgium; H.E. Mr. Viorel Isticioaia-Budura, Managing Director for Asia, EEAS, H.E. Mr. Pham Quang Vinh, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam. 15 October 0900-0925: Registration 0925: Official Photo 0930: Welcome Jehanne Roccas, Director for Asia, Belgian MFA, and Fraser Cameron, Director, EU-Asia Centre 1 Opening Plenary 0940: Foreign Minister Didier Reynders: The importance of regional integration - what the EU and ASEAN can learn from each other 1000: ASEAN Post-2015 Vision: H.E. Mr. Le Luong Minh, ASEAN Secretary General 1020: David O’Sullivan, EU Perspectives, Chief Operating Officer, EEAS 1030: Discussion Chair: Jan van Dessel, Director General, Belgian MFA 1100: Coffee 1115: Panel Discussion - Visions for ASEAN Introductory Remarks by: H.E. Mr. Pham Quang Vinh, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam H.E. Mr. Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof, Permanent Secretary, MFA, Brunei H.E. Mr. I Gede Ngurah Swajaya, Indonesia Permanent Representation to ASEAN Mr. Arthayudh Srisamoot, DG of ASEAN Department, MFA, Thailand Chair: Tom Roe, Senior Vice President, EU-Asia Centre 1215: The EU – is the crisis over? Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive, European Policy Centre 1235: Discussion Chair: H.E. Mrs. Victoria Bataclan, Ambassador of Philippines 1315: Buffet lunch featuring ASEAN dishes provided by the Embassies of ASEAN member states in Brussels 2 1415: Two parallel working groups (division of participants in annex) a. Political and Security Cooperation Lead speakers (5 mins): H.E. Mr. Pham Quang Vinh, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam, Sophie Boisseau du Rocher, GRIP, Brussels, H.E. Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof, Permanent Secretary, MFA, Brunei, Anja Jetschke, GIGA, Hamburg, H.E. Mr. I Gede Ngurah Swajaya, Indonesia Perm Rep to ASEAN, Gerhard Will, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin Chair: Ian Bond, CER, London Rapporteur: Clara Portela, Singapore Management University b. Economic Cooperation Lead speakers (5 mins): Dirk Meganck, Director, DG Devco, Mr. Egbert LOX, Senior Vice President, UMICORE, Ms Sanchita Basu Das, Fellow ISEAS, Singapore, Jean-Christophe Defraigne, Université Saint-Louis, Brussels, Mr. Arthayudh Srisamoot, DG of ASEAN Department, MFA, Thailand Chair: Shada Islam, Friends of Europe Rapporteur: John Farnell, EU-Asia Centre 1545: Coffee Second Plenary 1615: Rapporteurs report back to Plenary Chair: Jehanne Roccas, Director for Asia, MFA, Belgium 1645: Closing Panel on Prospects for EU-ASEAN relations H.E. Mr. Pham Quang Vinh, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam, Mr. Reinhard Bütikofer, MEP, Steven Everts, ASEAN Counsellor, EEAS, Shada Islam, Head of Policy, Friends of Europe Chair: Fraser Cameron, EU-Asia Centre 1815: Closing Cocktail 3 .