Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn today attended the 7th AMCA + China Meeting held in Melaka, Malaysia. The meeting acknowledged the deepening cultural ties between ASEAN and China, with 2024-2025 designated as the ASEAN-China Years of People-to-People Exchanges. The meeting was also apprised of the implementation of joint initiatives especially in the areas of heritage preservation and human resource development under the ASEAN Plus China Cooperation Work Plan in Culture and the Arts (2022-2025).