High Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations
Insight and materials from the past editions of our flagship event in the ASEAN region, aimed at strengthening economic and strategic ties between ASEAN countries and Italy.
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Spanning more than 4.4 million square kilometers of land, the ASEAN region covers the following countries: Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
In 2013, we presented the South East Asian countries (ASEAN) as a new, important opportunity for Italy. In 2017, we created an exclusive high-level Forum - with a dedicated Think Tank - to give the leaders of ASEAN countries and Italy an opportunity to meet and discuss priority issues and proposals for the development of mutual relations.
Since then, we have drafted several Position Papers dedicated to the most relevant issues for ASEAN-Italy cooperation. In September 2020, Italy was officially recognised as a strategic partner in the ASEAN region, and the ‘High Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations’ was adopted by Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as a tool for dialogue with the countries of the region.
First edition (Jakarta, 2017)
Second edition (Singapore, 2018)
Third edition (Hanoi, 2019)
Fourth edition (digital, 2020)
In 2020, in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Level Dialogue turned into a cycle of four high-level digital Round Tables programmed from July 2020 to January 2021.
The value of cooperation with Italy in the current global scenario (July 2, 2020)
Technologies for the future: boosting growth and prosperity in the post Covid-19 era (September 30, 2020)
Strenghtening sustainable development in ASEAN (November 10, 2020)
Tools for economic cooperation: looking forward to a brighter 2021 (January 21, 2021)
Sixth edition (Kuala Lumpur, 2022)
Seventh edition (Bangkok, 2023)
