Michelle Chan

Australia’s ASEAN, East Asia Summit and ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Official

[Michelle Chan @AusASEANEAS]

🇦🇺 & 🇻🇳's annual 2+2 Strategic Dialogue is a valuable opportunity to exchange perspectives on the foreign policy & defence issues shaping our region. Regular dialogue enables us to strengthen cooperation and supports predictability vital to regional peace, stability & prosperity.

[Gillian Bird 🇦🇺 @AusAmbVN]

🇦🇺 and 🇻🇳 are building a strong and practical maritime partnership.
Valued the exchange with Dr Nguyen Hung Son and Vietnamese experts, alongside Deputy Secretaries Michelle Chan @AusASEANEAS and Hugh Jeffrey. Proud of the maritime cooperation we are building together.

[Gillian Bird 🇦🇺 @AusAmbVN]

Great to join Deputy Secretaries Michelle Chan @AusASEANEAS and Hugh Jeffrey in meeting Gen Le Tan Toi. 🇦🇺🇻🇳 value our growing parliamentary cooperation on foreign policy, defence and security, and its contribution to our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Happy 73rd Independence Day to the people of Cambodia.

Australia and Cambodia are longstanding partners. As we approach 75 years of diplomatic relations, we look forward to continuing to work together to support a peaceful, stable and prosperous region.

[Michelle Chan @AusASEANEAS]

Australia and ASEAN are deepening cooperation under our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and advancing the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.

Great discussion with the ASEAN Committee of Washington in DC alongside @AusAmbUSA.

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

The Quad is delivering practical cooperation for a more peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

With my counterparts from the United States, India and Japan, we discussed how we can keep building our cooperation and delivering for our region.

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Australia and Indonesia’s partnership continues to build momentum.

Following our discussions in Jakarta last week, Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir and I continued our conversation at the G20 on our shared priorities for the region and beyond.

[James Baxter @AusWTO]

During the Global Review of Aid for Trade, Australia and Timor-Leste forged a new partnership with @IISD_news to support Timor-Leste's to engagement @WTO.

Congratulations, Timor-Leste 🇹🇱🇦🇺

[Tiffany McDonald @AusAmbASEAN]

Celebrating 5️⃣years of the ASEAN-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP).

In @jakpost, I outlined how our CSP is more than a title. It builds on 50+ years of cooperation, ASEAN centrality & shared priorities.

A partnership for peace & prosperity & our shared future.

[Tiffany McDonald @AusAmbASEAN]

5 years ago today, the @ASEAN-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) was agreed.

Building on half a century of partnership, the CSP is more than a title. It guides our work with #ASEAN to shape a peaceful, stable & prosperous region.

See below for more! 👇📽️

[Tiffany McDonald @AusAmbASEAN]

One year since Timor-Leste became ASEAN’s 11th Member State! 🇹🇱

Australia is proud to support Timor-Leste’s @ASEAN journey through our $20 million program, helping build skills and capacity to participate in ASEAN to strengthen our regional community.

@AusAmbDili

[Derek Yip @AusEmbPP]

The @NewColomboPlan continues to bring young Australians out into the region we call home. Great to meet Alannah and Hae-Yun yesterday to talk about their experiences in Cambodia, their studies and work in the community.

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

With Ministers Suahasil & Airlangga it was an honour to launch the next phase of the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Economic Development ‘Prospera’.
We will continue to work together to support economic development & opportunity for the benefit of our countries & our region.

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

I also congratulated my friend Sugiono on his new role as Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs.

I thanked him for his personal support for our bilateral relationship, and discussed how we can continue to support Indonesia’s development priorities.

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Australia and Indonesia work closely on climate, economic development and security.

Pleased to meet Coordinating Minister Sugiono, Special Presidential Envoy Hashim Djojohadikusumo and Deputy Chair of Commission I Budi Djiwandono to discuss our partnership.

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Indonesia is a trusted partner & the closest of friends to Australia.
It was an honour to be the first Foreign Minister to call on Indonesian FM Arrmanatha Nasir
I look forward to working closely together to strengthen our relationship & drive implementation of the Jakarta Treaty

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Australia and Indonesia are working together to strengthen economic resilience and deliver shared prosperity.

I was pleased to meet this morning with Coordinating Minister @airlangga_hrt and Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara to discuss deepening our trade and investment ties.

[Defence Australia @DefenceAust]

“Everyone likes to watch things go bang.” (Lieutenant Joshua Turner)

Australian Army and Indonesian Armed Forces engineers conducted urban clearance and explosive ordnance disposal training during Exercise Keris Woomera 26 in 📍 East Java.

Sappers from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment and the 5th Combat Engineer Battalion tackled simulated threats, sharing urban search techniques and hands-on experience with live unexploded ordnance.

Read more 🗞️ https://t.co/EwvMmNm4gl

#YourADF #ExerciseKerisWoomera @AustralianArmy @Puspen_TNI @tni_ad @Kemhan_RI @DubesAustralia @konjensurabaya @INAEmbAUS @DFAT @Kemlu_RI

[Michelle Chan @AusASEANEAS]

As ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partners, 🇦🇺 and 🇺🇸 are unwavering in our support for ASEAN centrality.
Great to meet US Ambassador to ASEAN, H.E. Kevin Kim, to discuss regional challenges and strengthening our practical support for the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.

[Michelle Chan @AusASEANEAS]

🇦🇺 & 🇮🇩 share a longstanding, constructive relationship as neighbours, partners & friends. This complements our deep engagement in ASEAN.
Great to meet 🇮🇩’s ASEAN Senior Official @krisnamurthiINA to discuss the 5th anniversary of the ASEAN-🇦🇺 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.