(VOV) - The EU-ASEAN Economic and Policy Forum took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday.

Source: VNA

ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh said the event was an opportunity for the two sides to share their experience in community building in the process of connectivity and integration, facilitating public consultations, while increasing mutual understanding between the two regions. Minh said ASEAN is EU’s third largest business partner after China and the US and that EU is ASEAN’s biggest investor at present. He added that the forum also provided an opportunity for the two sides to share experience in their economic integration and discuss bilateral ties.