Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, H.E. Nararya Sanggramawijaya Soeprapto, held a meeting with the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, H.E. Janez Lenarčič, at the ASEAN Headquarters today. They discussed the ongoing and future collaboration between ASEAN and the European Union, especially in the disaster management and humanitarian assistance sector.
Prior to the the meeting, DSG Nararya Soeprapto witnessed signing of the Administrative Arrangement between the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) and Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO). The Administrative Arrangement aims to further promote cooperation in disaster management and emergency response.