On February 29, 2024 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine presented the policy paper “Ukraine-ASEAN: vision of cooperation”.

The event in a hybrid format was held with the participation of representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Ukraine, the ASEAN Secretariat, scientific and expert circles of Ukraine and the Southeast Asian region.

In her introductory speech, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Iryna Borovets emphasized the importance of the Law of Ukraine on Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The law lays the foundations for future cooperation between Ukraine and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

“According to the Foreign Policy Strategy of Ukraine and the Asian Strategy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the next step of Ukraine's relations with ASEAN shall be obtainment of the status of Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN”, the Deputy Minister emphasized.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine also announced the appointment of a Special Representative, Ambassador-at-Large on ASEAN Mr. Ihor Polikha, whose primary task will be to establish Sectoral Dialogue Cooperation between Ukraine and ASEAN and its formalization as soon as possible.

During the event the policy paper "Ukraine-ASEAN: vision of cooperation" was presented, which outlines the current state and prospects for the development of relations between Ukraine and ASEAN, as well as demonstrates promising areas of cooperation in the fields of Food and Agriculture, Digital Sector, Trade, Energy, Disasters Management, Demining, Social and Cultural Cooperation.