ASEAN & the EU
The ASEAN and the EU have been dialogue partners since 1977, with the shared values and principles of a rules-based international order, effective and sustainable multilateralism, as well as free and fair trade.
Following the 23rd EU-ASEAN Ministerial meeting on 1 December 2020, the EU and ASEAN opened a new chapter in their longstanding relationship by becoming Strategic Partners.
The Netherlands is a member of the EU since 1 January 1958.
ASEAN & the OPCW
ACTH Ambassadors are concurrently accredited as the Permanent Representative of their respective country to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
The OPCW is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force on 29 April 1997. The OPCW, with its 193 member states, has its seat in The Hague, Netherlands.
The OPCW oversees the global endeavour for the permanent and verifiable elimination of chemical weapons.