First leaders-level #EUASEANSummit is an excellent opportunity to deepen EU-ASEAN cooperation.
I emphasised we are all more linked than ever – in addition to climate crisis, difficulties resulting from COVID, we also face Russia’s war in Ukraine and its global consequences. 1/
I emphasised we are all more linked than ever – in addition to climate crisis, difficulties resulting from COVID, we also face Russia’s war in Ukraine and its global consequences. 1/
Russia’s aggression is not only an European issue or a “regional conflict”.
What is at stake in Ukraine are the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and international law: including territorial integrity and sovereignty – that is, the right to exist as a country. 2/
What is at stake in Ukraine are the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and international law: including territorial integrity and sovereignty – that is, the right to exist as a country. 2/
Situation is clear-cut: there is one aggressor and one victim.
Russia seeks to destroy a sovereign UN Member State. It's testing if conquering a country in 21st century is acceptable.
Our task is to prove him wrong or the whole rules-based international order is in danger. 3/
Russia seeks to destroy a sovereign UN Member State. It's testing if conquering a country in 21st century is acceptable.
Our task is to prove him wrong or the whole rules-based international order is in danger. 3/
We must build connections with those we can trust. That's the commitment of #GlobalGateway, EU's €300 billion investment package. Building connections must go hand in hand with cybersecurity. Great potential for cooperation between EU and ASEAN-Singapore Cybersecurity Centre. /4
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