Press Release: The European Commission and ASEAN set out to reinforce joint disaster response and risk reduction

The European Commission and ASEAN are keen to engage in closer cooperation in regional disaster management. The mutual commitment was confirmed in Jakarta by Kristalina Georgieva, the EU humanitarian and crisis response commissioner and by representatives of the Indonesian government and ASEAN’s leadership.

Georgieva was the first EU Commissioner to visit the ASEAN Secretariat. She met with ASEAN’s Secretary General Dr Surin Pitsuwan, and with Dr H.R. Agung Laksono, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Welfare.

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European Commission: Speech/11/569: Kristalina Georgieva: ASEAN and the European Union – new strategies and cooperation in disaster management http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/569&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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