Jakarta,November 21 (AseanAll) —The 2nd Meeting of ASEAN-South Africa Joint Cooperation Committee (ASA-JSCC), convened on November 21, 2024 at ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta to discuss the progress of ASEAN-South Africa Relations, including the implementation of the ASEAN-South Africa Sectoral Dialogue Partnership: Practical Cooperation Areas (PCA) 2024-2028, as well as potential areas of future cooperation between ASEAN and South Africa to further advance the ASEAN-South Africa Sectoral Dialogue Partnership.
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, Nararya Soeprapto, and Ambassador of South Africa to ASEAN, Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro, co-chaired the Meeting.
Attendees included, Thandi Anna Moraka, Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN or their representatives and their respective delegations, along with representatives from the ASEAN Secretariat. The Ambassador of Timor-Leste to ASEAN also attended as Observer.