EU ministerial forum on Indo-Pacific cooperation
(VOVWORLD) - Ministers from Indo-Pacific nations attended a Paris conference Tuesday to promote cooperation. This event was chaired by France, the current president of the European Union.
 French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the Indo-Pacific is a key area of security, economics, technology, and environment. That’s why Europe's geopolitical strategy in the 21st century engages more in the Indo-Pacific. He said the responsibility of the EU is to build, with its partners in this region, a path of cooperation that respects all sovereignties in the service of international law, sustainable development, and humanism.
The ministers discussed connectivity and technology, global issues (climate change, biodiversity, the ocean, and health), and security and defense.