Government & Policy around Jakarta Indonesia
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ASEAN must deliver results, not just frameworks, says secretary-general
ASEAN Secretary-General Dr Kao Kim Hourn told the Third ASEAN Think Tanks Summit in Jakarta that the bloc must move from building frameworks to delivering tangible outcomes for its people and businesses. He pointed to existing mechanisms such as the ASEAN Power Grid and the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve, and said the test of ASEAN's centrality will be what its institutions achieve as it nears its 60th anniversary in 2027.