56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting | JAKARTA- With untapped potential, EU is never too ‘far away’ for ASEAN

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi talks with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali on July 6, 2022 ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. (Courtesy of/Indonesian Foreign Ministry)

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The European Union’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific has been slow to get off the ground on account of a number of bilateral and multilateral challenges, from the spat with Indonesia over commodities to differing opinions with the Global South on the need for industrialization. Ahead of his appearance at the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Yvette Tanamal and A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil to address some burning questions on its approach to the region. The following are excerpts from the interview:  

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Question: There has been a number of disagreements between the EU and Indonesia about trade recently, including nickel exports and the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) policy. How far is the EU willing to compromise to bridge these differences? What can we expect from the joint task force recently established?

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Yvette Tanamal and A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
●   Fri, July 14, 2023

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