Jakarta, March 13 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the 32

nd

ASEAN Economic Ministers' Retreat (AEM Retreat) held in Taguig, Philippines. The AEM Retreat was chaired by the Secretary of Trade and Industry of the Philippines and Chair of the ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting in 2026, H.E. Ma. Christina A. Roque.

The Ministers expressed their support for ASEAN's economic priorities under Philippines' 2026 Chairship under the theme of "

Navigating Our Future, Together."

The Ministers also exchanged views on the current regional and global economic developments, enhancement of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Performance Monitoring, as well as a number of key initiatives such as the ongoing negotiatio...