Keynote Address: Dr Kao Kim Hourn, ASEAN Secretary-General
1. 人物紹介（公式情報に基づく）
■ 基本プロフィール
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ASEAN第15代事務総長（2023年〜）
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カンボジア出身（1966年生）
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米国で学位取得：
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Baylor University（BA）
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Ohio University（MA ×2）
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University of Hawaii at Mānoa（PhD）
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■ 経歴の要点
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カンボジア外務省で 20年以上の外交キャリア
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首相付大臣（Minister Delegate）2期（2013–2022）
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外務国際協力省の国務長官（Secretary of State）2期（2004–2013）
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ASEAN憲章起草の中心メンバー（HLTF）
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カンボジアのASEAN加盟（1999年）に深く関与
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University of Cambodia の創設者（2003年） → 大学総長を2022年まで務める
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Think Tank・教育機関・メディア（SEATV）など多数の組織を創設
■ 受賞・称号
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Royal Order of Cambodia など複数の国家勲章
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米国・インド・韓国・中国・英国・日本の大学から名誉博士号・客員教授称号を授与
🟥 2. 英語の特徴
彼の英語は 政策英語（policy English）＋学術英語（academic English） のハイブリッド。
🟦 ① 核心観点（Core）＝抽象語が中心に来るタイプ
彼の英語は 抽象語が段落の中心語（核）になる。
例：
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resilience
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inclusivity
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interdependence
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stability
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cooperation
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legitimacy
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shared responsibility
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regional architecture
抽象語の密度が高く、核語が抽象 → 後置修飾が長くなるという典型的な構造。
🟦 ② 後置修飾観点（Post‑modification）＝名詞列挙・状況描写が非常に長い
彼のスピーチは 名詞列挙（noun clusters） が多い。
例：
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“geopolitical competition, economic fragmentation, technological disruption…”
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“sustainable infrastructure, digital transformation, supply chain resilience…”
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“Straits of Malacca, Sunda, Lombok, Sulu Sea…”
これらは 右枝が長く伸びる構造（right‑branching） で、 あなたのCopingでは 束ねて圧縮 が必須。
🟦 ③ 流れ観点（Flow）＝起承転結一本化が必要な「政策ストーリー型」
彼の段落はほぼ必ず 政策ストーリーの流れ を持つ：
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起：地域の課題（脆弱性・危機）
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承：理念（AOIP・FOIPの原則）
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転：協力領域（インフラ・デジタル・海洋）
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結：結束・信頼・未来への責任
あなたの「一本化」では 課題 → 原則 → 協力 → 未来 の線にまとめると負荷が大幅に下がる。
🟥 3. Dr. Kao の英語の“通訳難所”と Copingポイント
🟦 ① 抽象語の密集地帯（負荷：非常に高）
“inclusive cooperation… transcend rivalry… dialogue, diplomacy, inclusivity…”
● Coping → 核心語「包摂的協力」 → 後置修飾は束ねて「対話と協力を重視」 → 流れは「対立ではなく協力へ」
🟦 ② 地政学・経済・技術の三重列挙（負荷：高）
“geopolitical competition, economic fragmentation, technological disruption…”
● Coping → 核心語「地域の複雑化」 → 後置修飾は「地政学・経済・技術」 → 流れは「複雑化 → 脆弱性 → AOIPの必要性」
🟦 ③ 海峡名の高速列挙（負荷：非常に高）
“Malacca, Sunda, Lombok, Sulu Sea…”
● Coping → 核心語「海洋安全保障」 → 後置修飾は「主要海域」 → 流れは「海域の安定 → 経済の安定」
🟦 ④ 協力領域の高速列挙（負荷：高）
“sustainable infrastructure, digital transformation, supply chain resilience…”
● Coping → 核心語「協力領域」 → 後置修飾は束ねて「多分野」 → 流れは「課題 → 協力 → 実施」
🟦 ⑤ 抽象的結語（負荷：高）
“trust we nurture… choices we make together…”
● Coping → 核心語「協力の精神」 → 後置修飾は「信頼・責任」 → 流れは「協力 → 未来」
🟥 4. 総合評価
✔ Dr. Kao の英語は Coping必須タイプ
理由：
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抽象語が核語として頻出
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後置修飾が長く、名詞列挙が多い
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海洋・経済・デジタルなど専門領域が高速で切り替わる
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政策ストーリー型で因果が多段
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FOIP・AOIPの理念説明が長く、抽象密度が高い
🟥 5. Dr. Kao の英語を通訳する際の優先順位
① 核心語を即決（最重要）
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resilience
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inclusivity
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cooperation
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stability
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regional architecture
② 後置修飾は束ねて圧縮
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名詞列挙は「多分野」「複雑化」などに一本化
③ 流れを一本化
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「課題 → 原則 → 協力 → 未来」
④ 海峡名・技術名は圧縮
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「主要海域」「デジタル基盤」
🟥 Copingが必要な個所
三観点構造分析法で整理
① 挨拶・肩書きの長い前置き（負荷：中）
“Professor Tatsuya Batanabi, President Nav… Excellency Shingo Miyamoto… Ladies and gentlemen…”
● 核心観点
挨拶
● 後置修飾観点
肩書きの羅列／多人数への呼びかけ
● 流れ観点
挨拶 → 感謝 → 本題へ
● Coping
肩書きは束ねて 「ご列席の皆様にご挨拶申し上げます」 に圧縮。
② イベント説明の長文（負荷：中）
“inaugural ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific lecture series… mark the 10th anniversary of Japan’s FOIP…”
● 核心観点
イベント趣旨
● 後置修飾観点
講演シリーズ／FOIP10周年／主催機関
● 流れ観点
趣旨 → 背景 → 本題へ
● Coping
長い説明は 「本日はAOIP講演シリーズとFOIP10周年の記念会合です」 に一本化。
③ 地域情勢の抽象語の連続（負荷：高）
“geopolitical competition, economic fragmentation, technological disruption…”
● 核心観点
地域の複雑化
● 後置修飾観点
地政学競争／経済分断／技術変動／国際秩序の圧力
● 流れ観点
複雑化 → 脆弱性 → AOIPの必要性
● Coping
抽象語の列挙は 「地域は複雑化し脆弱性が増している」 に圧縮。
④ ホルムズ危機の説明（負荷：中）
“crisis in the state of Hormuz… disruption of a single choke point…”
● 核心観点
脆弱性
● 後置修飾観点
ホルムズ海峡／エネルギー市場／供給網
● 流れ観点
危機 → 影響 → レジリエンスの必要性
● Coping
具体描写は 「単一の海域の混乱がアジア全体に影響」 に一本化。
⑤ AOIPの理念（抽象語の密集地帯）（負荷：非常に高）
“inclusive cooperation… transcend rivalry… dialogue, diplomacy, inclusivity…”
● 核心観点
AOIP理念
● 後置修飾観点
包摂／協力／対話／非対立／国際法
● 流れ観点
理念 → 目的 → FOIPとの接点
● Coping
抽象語の連続は 「AOIPは包摂的協力を重視」 に圧縮。
⑥ FOIPとAOIPの補完性（負荷：高）
“open, transparent, resilient, inclusive, rules-based…”
● 核心観点
補完性
● 後置修飾観点
透明性／レジリエンス／包摂／国際法
● 流れ観点
共通原則 → 協力 → シナジー
● Coping
形容詞の連続は 「両者は原則を共有し補完し合う」 に一本化。
⑦ 実績（81%達成）の説明（負荷：中）
“addressing approximately 81% of action lines…”
● 核心観点
進捗
● 後置修飾観点
81%達成／共同声明／実施計画
● 流れ観点
成果 → 信頼 → シナジー強化
● Coping
数字は 「大部分が進展」 に圧縮。
⑧ ASEAN 2045の説明（負荷：高）
“ASEAN 2045… adaptive and responsive… changing circumstances…”
● 核心観点
長期ビジョン
● 後置修飾観点
適応性／変化への対応／4つの新都市計画
● 流れ観点
変化 → ビジョン → 実施
● Coping
長文は 「ASEANは2045に向け変化へ適応」 に一本化。
⑨ 協力領域の高速列挙（負荷：非常に高）
“sustainable infrastructure, digital transformation, supply chain resilience, maritime cooperation…”
● 核心観点
協力領域
● 後置修飾観点
インフラ／デジタル／サプライチェーン／海洋／エネルギー／災害／人材交流
● 流れ観点
課題 → 協力領域 → 実施
● Coping
列挙は 「多分野で協力が可能」 に圧縮。
⑩ AI・サイバーの説明（負荷：高）
“trusted digital ecosystems… human-centered governance of AI…”
● 核心観点
デジタル協力
● 後置修飾観点
AIガバナンス／サイバー／信頼性／人中心
● 流れ観点
課題 → 技術 → 協力
● Coping
抽象語は 「AIとサイバーで協力」 に一本化。
⑪ 女性・平和・安全保障（負荷：中）
“women peace and security agenda…”
● 核心観点
女性の役割
● 後置修飾観点
平和構築／紛争予防／人道支援
● 流れ観点
役割 → 効果 → 協力
● Coping
長い説明は 「女性の参画がレジリエンスに寄与」 に圧縮。
⑫ 海洋安全保障の長文（負荷：非常に高）
“Straits of Malacca, Sunda, Lombok… Sulu Sea…”
● 核心観点
海洋安全保障
● 後置修飾観点
海峡名の列挙／航路／国際法／UNCLOS
● 流れ観点
重要性 → 脅威 → 原則 → 協力
● Coping
地名列挙は 「主要海域の安定が不可欠」 に圧縮。
⑬ 結語（抽象語の密集）（負荷：高）
“trust we nurture… choices we make together… shared responsibility…”
● 核心観点
協力の精神
● 後置修飾観点
信頼／責任／協働／国際法
● 流れ観点
課題 → 協力 → 未来
● Coping
抽象語は 「信頼と協力が未来を決める」 に一本化。
🟥 まとめ：Copingが必要な“負荷の高い領域”
✔ 抽象語の連続
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地政学競争
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包摂・協力・対話
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FOIP/AOIPの原則
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レジリエンス
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国際法・秩序
✔ 名詞列挙（高速）
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協力領域（インフラ・デジタル・海洋・災害）
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海峡名・海域名
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技術語（AI・サイバー）
✔ 長い状況描写
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ホルムズ危機
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ASEAN 2045
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実施計画の進捗
素材
Transcript:
(00:06) Ladies and gentlemen, please rise to welcome our dignitaries. His excellency Dr. Kao Kum Horn, Secretary General of ASEAN. Please also welcome his excellency Tetssuya Watanabe, President of Area. Professor Nouhihiro Aawa, Dean of the Area School of Government, His Excellency, Ambassador Tako Yamada, [music] Executive Director of Jia Center for Global Outreach, and Mr.
(00:37) Shingo Miiamoto, Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Excellencies, welcome. Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, a very good morning to you all and welcome.
(01:06) I hope you are all doing well. My name is Daniela from area and it is my pleasure to serve you as your masters of ceremonies for today's event. Today's program brings together two important conversations. We begin with the inaugural area AEAN AOIP lecture which marks the launch of a new lecture series under the area school of government.
(01:32) This series aims to strengthen ASEAN's voice in shaping regional and global conversations on the Indo-Pacific by promoting dialogue, openness, inclusiveness, and cooperation. Following the lecture, we will continue with the area JIA FOIP AOI special symposium commemorating the 10th anniversary of the free and open Indo-Pacific. Distinguished experts will explore how the principles of the Assean outlook on the Indo-Pacific and the free and open Indo-Pacific can work together to address today's evolving regional challenges.
(02:11) On behalf of the organizer, we hope you will find today's discussions insightful and thoughtprovoking and that this forum provides valuable opportunities for meaningful dialogue and new connections. Without further ado, it is now my honor to invite the president of area to deliver his remarks and officially open today's [music] event.
(02:35) Please welcome his excellency Tessuya Watanab. >> Uh very good morning uh his excellency Dr. Kokim Hong, Secretary General Basan, uh, Excellency Ambassador Takoyamada, uh, Executive Director, JIA Center for Global Outreach, and Executive Po, uh, Excency Singo Miamoto, uh, Director General, uh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ambassador Siso Pam, no, Indonesia's ambassador to Australia, and Banuatu and, Excellency uh Chan Banerit, Deputy Secretary General of the National Assembly of Cambodia and Dr.
(03:23) Maria Monica we hold the fellow and coco coordinator of media technology at the ICU institute. Uh distinguished panelist and ambassador guest and ladies and gentlemen. It's my great pleasure to welcome you to to today's event at area office here in Jakarta. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Japan Institute of International Affairs Jia for coorganizing uh this symposium.
(03:58) Asan outlook on the Indopacific AIP has gained renewed uh strategic importance as the Indo Pacific enters a period of growing geopolitical uh uncertainties and intensifying power competition. It is therefore very timely uh to reflect on how the AoIP can better address today's regional challenges while ensuring it it remains practical forwardl looking and responsible.
(04:39) That is precisely why we are g gathered here today to exchange views on how AoIP can uphold regional peace, stability, resilience while reinforcing Asan's centrality and its convening power. Uh to provide a dedicated platform for this discussion. Uh today we are launching the area as a AIP lecture series. Its objective is to strengthen Asian agencies in shaping regional and global narrative and reinforce Indacific as a strategic space for dialogue, cooperation and inclusive engagement.
(05:22) In this regard, I am very honored to welcome uh excellency Dr. Kokimho seen of Assean to inaugurate uh to inaugurate the ADA AOP lecture series his steadfast leadership and commitment uh have been instrumental in advancing Asan's vision and agenda and its central law and I would like to express my appreciation to uh Dr. Kim Kim Hong.
(05:55) uh as it was actually the idea of holding AoIP lecture series uh uh came from FIN and just uh six months ago we met uh we had a discussion uh and now we uh today we can finally launch the series but this is the beginning of the series and we are very honored to be inaugurated by his excellency Dr. Kim home. Today uh following the inauguration of area AI [clears throat] lecture series, we are very pleased to convene a special symposium uh make marking the the 10th anniversary of uh FYI uh free and open in the Pacific.
(06:44) The symposium will revisit uh the AI and the FY in light of today's geopolitical realities and explore ways to deepen their synergies. We are very honored to welcome the distinguished group of experts and speakers for this for that discussion. Ambassador Yamada uh ambassador Miamoto and Ambassador Cisro Pammono and Dr.
(07:11) Banarita and Dr. uh Monica [clears throat] Ja uh whose insights and expertise uh will help advance the important uh dialogue for this uh very important issues. uh area school of government uh was launched uh uh two year almost two years ago and the intention was uh to make area and area school of government to become a a trusted platform uh for policy dialogue uh where high level leaders, policy makers and experts and academia from across the region uh get together and exchange views ideas and deep mutual understanding and identify
(08:01) key uh policy priority issues uh for the region. I wish uh you all a successful inauguration and productive symposium. Thank you very much. [music] >> Thank you very much uh President Watanabe for your thoughtful opening remarks. We now move to the inaugural area ASEAN AOIP lecture. It is our great privilege to welcome our keynote speaker, Secretary General of ASEAN, His Excellency Dr. Kao Kum Horn.
(08:39) Your Excellency, the floor is yours. [music]
Professor Tatsuya Batanabi, President Nav, Professor Nubihiro Aava, Dean and managing director of ERA school government ambassador Teu Yamada, Exe Director, Japan uh Institute of International Affairs, Center for Global Outreach and Exe Executive Fellow Excellency Shingo Majamoto, Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan, Excences, Ambassadors, Excences, Distingu, Ladies and gentlemen, friends and colleagues.
(09:38) A very good morning. I wish to express my appreciation for the opportunity to join this joint symposium was as you launch this uh inaugural the Asen outlook on Indo-Pacific lecture series convene to mark the this joint symposium to mark the 10th anniversary of Japan's free and open Indoacific strategy. In particular, I would like to thank uh the economic research institute for ASEAN and East Asia area and the Japan Institute of International Affairs for organizing this event and bringing together policy makers, scholars and
(10:21) practitioners to consider how cooperation between us and outlook on the new Pacific AIP and Japan's free and open new Pacific can be strengthened. This symposium convened at a moment that invites deep reflection. The Indopacific's strategic and economic way continues to grow. Yet the same interdependence that has driven our prosperity has become a source of exposure.
(10:58) The region contends with geopolitical competition, economic fragmentation, technological disruption and mounting strain on the rules base international order. the crisis in the state of Homos. Of course, now we just have another round of uh another new round of fighting is a force is a forceful reminder of this vulnerability.
(11:34) the disruption of a single choke point reverberating through energy markets, shipping costs and supply chains across Asia among others. Connectivity carries risk as readily as it carries opportunity. Excellency ladies and gentlemen it is again this backdrop that Asen's position has remained consistent and I would argue has acquire renew relevance and resilience as reflected in the AoIP.
(12:10) We believe the Indopacific should be a region of inclusive cooperation rather than confrontation. one that transcends major power rivalry, exclusive squares of influence and zero sum competition. Dialogue, diplomacy, inclusivity and cooperation must continue to guide how we manage our differences, address our share vulnerabilities, advance our share interests, and strengthen our strategic trust.
(12:48) It was this conviction that led asen leaders to adopt the asen outlook on the Indopacific in 2019. The AoIP provides a framework for advancing peace and stability through openness, inclusivity, and respect for international law. While the OIP and Japan's FOIP reflect distinct strategic and policy approaches, they converge on key fundamental principles.
(13:22) The leaders reaffirmed this at the 28 Asen Japan summit in 2025, pledging support for an open, transparent, resilient, inclusive, and rules-based regional architecture that would significantly contribute to peace, stability, freedom, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. This convergence goes beyond share language.
(13:49) It is anchor in the as in Japan comprehensive partnership established in 2023 and it is reinforced by the joint vision statement on as in Japan friendship and cooperation trusted partners and it's accompanying implementation plan adopted at in Japan commemory summit for the 50 year of us in Japan friendship and cooperation as of June 2026.
(14:18) Diverse activities, programs and projects have been carried out. Approximately addressing approximately 81% of action lines in the implementation plan was this between us and Japan. These milestone achievements are the accumulated substance of our enduring partnership and a solid basis for deepening AI and FIP synergies.
(14:46) The sheer commitment truly matters as both us in Japan adjust their approaches to a shifting and evolving strategic landscapes. Agency ladies and gentlemen as Japan marks a decade of its free and open Indo-Pacific Asen has entered a new face of its own through the implementation of AEN 2045 our ship future a 20-year vision that already commencing with the implementation of the four new city plans both reflect the same recognition that our approaches and strategies going forward must adapt to the changing circumstances.
(15:29) As in 2045 is designed to keep us in adaptive and responsive in a world where change has become the only reliable constant. The AIP will remain central to advancing Asen's vision for the region. Japan for its part has renewed its FIP with greater emphasis on resilience, economic security and practical cooperation with regional partners.
(16:01) Here the alignment is striking. Resilience is at its heart. What as in 245 seeks for our community, the capacity not merely to withstand shocks but to adapt and emerge stronger from them. When Prime Minister Teshi spoke at Vietnam National University and Hanoi dismay of a more resilient and prosperous Indo-Pacific, she was articulated in aspiration that resonates strongly with Asan as well.
(16:38) Brazilian also demands that regional frameworks move beyond proclaiming principles to delivering tangible outcomes for our peoples. It is here in delivery that frameworks must earn the legitimacy and support. There is significant scope to translate this principle shared by the AoIP and Japan's FOIP into practical cooperation across sustainable infrastructure, digital transformation, supply chain resilience, maritime cooperation, energy security, disaster management, connectivity, and people-to-people exchanges
(17:23) as in Japan can also deepen cooperation in emerging areas. cyber security, trusted digital ecosystems and the responsible human- centered governance of artificial intelligence supported by initiatives such as the Japan Asan co-creation initiative for AI so that the technologies reshaping our society strengthen regional resilience and innovation rather than deepen our vulnerabilities.
(17:57) We should also continue to advance the women peace and security agenda including the meaningful participation of women in peace processing, conflict prevention, mediation, humanitarian action and postconlict recovery. Empowering women as agents of peace and resilience contributes directly to sustainable development, social cohesion and richer stability.
(18:27) and reflects our sheer commitment to regional cooperation that is inclusive and people center not millions principle but greatly in practice. I believe that the Japan Asan integration fund cha will continue to play a central role here supporting federal cooperation between Asan and Japan and eventing and advancing AoIP implementation through concrete projects programs and activities.
(19:03) I encourage as external partners who also include Japan to con to continue supporting AIP implementation including by aligning their own regional initiatives with its principles and priorities. Such support advances AIP implementation and more broadly strengthens an open inclusive and stable regional architecture grounded in sheer norms principles international law multilateralism and as in centrality as the Indopacific's landscape of security partnerships and many frameworks continues to expand.
(19:47) It is precisely as in centrality that gives this broader architecture coherence and inclusive character ensuring that the region's many cooperative frameworks reinforce one another rather than pull the region apart. Excellency ladies and gentlemen beyond strategic considerations the economic dimension of Indopacific cooperation carries its own growing weight the convergence between the AIP and Foip that I have described extends to the architecture of for trade itself.
(20:30) Both ASEAN and Japan have agreed on the need to enhance cooperation to address emerging disruptions and seize all our opportunities in trade and investment. This includes the possible upgrading of the Asim Japan comprehensive economic partnership AJ C agreement. Our sheer aim is to sustain the momentum of open trade at a time when protectionist headwinds are gathering from one from more than one direction.
(21:02) Alongside trade, the security of our share maritime domain remains fundamental to the prosperity of both Asan Japan and the wider region. The Indo-Pacific encompasses some of the world's busiest sea lanes and most critical maritime choke points carrying the trade, energy, and supply chains that underpin both a regional and global prosperity.
(21:30) Recent disruptions to maritime shipping have underscore how instability at sea can rapidly river uh river through the global economy. This is particularly true of strategic of strategic waterways such as the straits of Malaa, the Sunda and Lumbok straits, the Sachina sea and the Sulu cubby seas. Preserving maritime environment that is open, stable and secure as well as governed by international law is therefore not only a regional imperative but a global economic necessity.
(22:09) This is why I in Japan share a strong interest in upholding this principle that keep the maritime domain open, inclusive and secure. Freedom of navigation exercise in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the law of the sea remains fundamental to regional stability, global trade and economic security.
(22:34) Respectful international law provides the certainty and predictability necessary for commerce, investment, sustainable development and the peaceful management of differences. These principles remain indispensable if the Indo-Pacific with AAN South Asia at the center is to continue to serving as an engine of growth, connectivity and share prosperity.
(23:06) excellencies. Ladies and gentlemen, the challenges before the indust are indeed significant, but so too are the opportunities. The convergence between the AIP and FOI is more than an exercise in policy coordination. It reflects a wider recognition that no single [clears throat] country, institution or framework can secure the future of the Indopacific alone.
(23:40) As we mark 10 M3 of the free and open Indo Pacific, this is an opportunity not only to reflect on how far we have come but also to reaffirm our share vision for the region and our collective responsibility to realize it. As I noted last week at the 39th Asia-Pacific round table in Malaysia, we cannot outsource peace and stability.
(24:08) Our region's future will depend on our collective will and collective ability to foster trust, uphold international law, strengthen resilience, and expand cooperation across both traditional and emerging domains. In this regard, as in deeply values, depend steadfast support for the AIP as in centrality was AIP since it adoption in 2019.
(24:39) Japan was among the earliest partners to to embrace Asin's vision for the Indo-Pacific and has consistently demonstrated its confidence in and support for us in centrality as the foundation for regional cooperation. The past decade of our working together has shown that sustained dialogue and practical cooperation can build and strengthen trust across differences.
(25:08) Origal initiatives need not compete. The complimentarity between the AI and FOIP reminds us that lasting regional order is built not on uniformity but on the ability of different visions to find common purpose for collective efforts. That spirits of convergence has long been one of the Indopacific's greatest strengths, not weaknesses.
(25:40) Ultimately, the future of the Indopacific will depend on the trust we nurture, the partnership we sustain, and the choices we make together. Guided by mutual respect and enhanced trust, international law and a shared sense of responsibility as in Japan can work with all partners to keep our region open, peaceful, stable and prosper for generations to come.
(26:10) With that, I thank you and good morning to all of you. >> [music] >>
Thank you very much your excellency for sharing those valuable insights. Uh please come forward and take a seat in the front. So I would like to call once again uh his excellency Dr. Kokimhur to please take a seat in the front as well as to lead the moderated discussion and Q&A session.
(26:41) I would like to call Professor Nouiro Aawa Dean of the Area School of Government. Let's take a seat here. [music] Once again, good morning to all. Um, my name is Nohi, the dean of the school of government of Aria. Uh, first and foremost, I would like to thank you Dr. Kawim Horn, the secretary general of Basan once again for uh, such an inspiring speech.
(27:12) um not only this speech but uh during his uh secretary general every speech uh he has coined the the the sense of encouragement in times of crisis. I think his situational awareness together with diplomatic skill and his leadership has always brought this encouragement and a cautious optimism when everybody's can fall into pessimism in this challenging time.
(27:37) I really like the final uh word that you coined the spirit of convergence. I think that really gives our foundation of why we work in when everybody start to talk about a diverging concept and sometimes trying to rip things apart. But I think your words really encourages in times of crisis. So uh we always consider time of crisis is always an opportunity as you mentioned especially in governance and public policy as well.
(28:05) So I thank you so much and you set the first step of this uh lecture series. I I hope and I encourage all the the thought leaders and the the government leaders to follow suit in uh encouraging this dialogue that you cherish so much with us in here in Jakarta. Um he has uh kindly uh uh shared us his time to uh requ um to accept the Q&A.
(28:31) Uh so I would like to open the floor to take this opportunity to directly uh ask uh uh questions to uh Dr. Kawim Horn. Please identify yourself when raising your question and and keep the question ask question uh no statement because we really wanted to maximize this opportunity to hear from Dr. Kokimhorn. Okay, first uh ambassador Yamada.
(28:52) >> Well, thank you very much Dr. Kokimon for a very insightful and perceptive lecture. I've learned a lot from that. Thank you very much indeed. And my question is about the prospect of the updating of AoIP. The prime minister Zakichi announced the updated for April and this is a response to the you know very fundamental and profound shift now we are undergoing both in geoeconomics and geopolitics and also you know in the future in the coming decade as will accumulate further capacity and your GDP will be maybe
(29:36) bigger than you know substantially bigger than now it is and So you know is there any chance that ASEAN would also update and evolve the concept and content of the AIP? uh that would provide the basis for the future cooperation between the uh FOIP and AIP and also we should stress the strategic autonomy and resilience as we did in the updated FO and I believe that is consistent with the spirit and philosophy of TAC Asian basic document Please.
(30:25) >> Well, thank you very much, Ambassador Yamada for making a very important point. Well, first of all, this year is a significant year for us. We will soon within this month uh be commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Amadian Cooperation Southeast Asia TC. By the time we commemorate we expect [snorts] the number of high contracting parties meaning all the countries that have uh signed and become the secretaries to the TAC would come would become the high contracting parties.
(31:11) At the moment we have 58 high contracting parties. We expected to have at least six more signing uh in July here this month in Manila during our commemorative activity. So uh it's going to be over 60. So basically the as [clears throat] in footprints will be covering practically all regions around the world now through but I want to come back to the AIP meaning that this is the seventh year because it was uh launched back in 2019.
(31:50) So the OIP continues to take shape especially in 2023 during Indonesian Chairmanship when we move forward on to make sure that we focus on the four priorities under the OP. We have maritime cooperation, connectivity, sustainable development development goals and economic cooperation. So these are the four priorities under the course we have already move on with practical cooperation.
(32:35) So I think this is really have made a not just a policy statement by our leaders but move toward becoming the framework of cooperation and of course it's not only just among the as a member state but also with our partners including Japan for example Australia and others. So I think moving forward is that uh this implementation the implementation of diverse activities will not only raise a profile and visibility of AYP but also to convey the narratives of AAN beyond our own region and I think this important for us because uh as you know
(33:30) AAN uh also has established 55 asen committees in third countries and international organizations and these committees are the extended arms of asen around the world and uh in fact we will have another one coming up soon uh in Fiji for example uh that is in the process setting up but I would just say that the AIP has been consistently uh being pursued by by ASEAN collectively was also individually in connection with our partners.
(34:08) So I would say yes this is uh one of the factors in enhancing Asian strategic autonomy. When you talk about a street autonomy, we must have uh our own uh strategies, our own frameworks and of course our own uh I would say mechanism in advancing them. So we have the AIP, we have the TAC, we have uh also uh beside also because we use the asinlet mechanisms uh through asin plus 3, ES and AF all of this or other mechanism that will strengthen the character of us in strategic autonomy.
(35:02) Now, of course, you may also uh be looking at uh because we've been trying already for some years now to advance the Southeast Asia nuclear weapon uh zone treat uh treaty because we have been working with the five permanent members of council the perm five to exceed to the protocol to the sunfas treaty. because our region is that our leaders and uh are very clear that we are committed to uh non-prololiferation.
(35:43) We're committed to a region that is free of nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction and that's another character of uh this uh as in autonomy at the same time through trade. I just want to look also this that we are currently having seven other FTAs include Japan example uh Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, India and of course Hong Kong.
(36:13) We are accelerating our negotiation with Canada for the first ballot FDA with a country in North America and uh we undertaking was with support area of the full physical study on a possible uh B FDA between AEAN and the GCC the G cog council. So it will be a region to region FDA. At the same time we have the regional comprehensive partnership in which Japan is part of it.
(36:50) The 15 countries uh which constitute the largest FTA that we have in the world. So all of these are defining the strategic autonomous and that we do not rely on a single partner. We work with all partners. we engage up. So I think this is uh how we work to strengthen uh the asensity autonomy. So I want uh let me stop there but I would say yes uh let's see how member states I would like to take this forward on AIP particularly uh during the upcoming um 10 anniversary of the AIP and the next three years.
(37:33) Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Um I cannot agree more of that strategic the importance of the strategic autonomy comes from this conceptual you know uh undertaking and as we know that the global you know narrative always structure our world like say great power competition or you know bipolar I think that brings our region lessen our strategic autonomy therefore your initiatives and your reiteration of the agencies in in Indoacific And the AoIP speaks extremely strong because we already know too much in our history when our region is being
(38:13) you know a sideline in the global narrative what happens in our region especially like when the word cold war it was not a cold war in our region right so these narrative already have given us a lesson too hard to learn so I think your initiative right now having that uh situational awareness and and putting that forward forward into strengthening our agency.
(38:37) I think that is extremely important point and an encouraging one to to to have a collective action. Thank you very much for that. Um may well have one final uh question. Yes, >> good morning excellency. Two questions if I may on the AYP forum and on the peace and security. On the AIP forum since 2023, Azan has organized a outlook on the Indopacific forum.
(39:10) It took different forms. So uh in 2023 it was a pledging conference on concrete projects. In 2024 it was a business conference. Last year it was a track 1.5 conference. So how do you see the future of the AIP conference? And the second question on peace and security. You very rightly said that peace and security cannot be outsourced by Azan.
(39:35) So the primary responsibility rests with Azan. But how do you see the engagement of Azan with its external partners especially those which have also an Indo-Pacific strategy including the European Union. And by the way, I'm the ambassador of the European Union to end. >> Well, thank you very much, Ambassador Surim.
(40:03) Your question have all back to Europe. Thank you. Um, no, I mentioned broadly about the various activities that we have undertaken under the OIP uh including issue joint statements with our partners. You know we have done that uh the various activities include the forum uh that we have organized a series of course uh pulling together uh between us in member states and our dollar partners for example and even on specific issue like undersea cable uh how we protect it.
(40:42) So I think we look at many directions on how we can do to expand uh our cooperation under the framework of AIP here and that's why the four priority areas are there uh maritime cooperation just mentioned and uh connectivity we have some uh activities under this priority connectivity u economic cooperation of course also and SDGs so I would say that we we will have more we're going to have more activities and programs that will continue to uh to take place uh from now onward because we see this there is a value and what we do under AIP and that will continue to give a more
(41:34) I think will be a clearer picture of what we mean by AIP because uh you may remember because there was a lot of questions uh that were asked uh just right after we launched the AIP by by our leaders. There was a lot of questions asked by our partners and others. What do we mean there? What's the difference between our AIP and and other uh Indoacific strategies by our partners you include the EU as well for example.
(42:06) So I think as we move on our position will be much clearer. uh as they will be defined by not statements alone but by the things that we do among ourselves and of course in partnership with our partners and I think that will provide clear examples and of course also a clear demonstration of the commitment that we have because foran we are a pillar of peace and stability in the region we are pillar of multilarism and that's what we want to do in this region on the uh AEN's engagement with external partners.
(42:45) Of course uh as you can see AAN does not choose S but our engagement will has been consistent and will remain consistent. I must say that just very recently, just last month, we even had our engagement with the Russian Federation through the commemoration is our partner as well. Yes, of course, there are many differences that we have uh with our partners, but that does not mean we should not engage with the partners.
(43:31) So, I think it's clear that that's why we choose to engage our partners. Uh we currently have 11 partners. Uh we have also sectoral dial partners and don partners. Of course among the dollar partners we have we have some now our comprehensive partners because uh we have been able to work together and to elevate our partnership to the level that we want to see the expansion of cooperation to cover more areas and then that's why we've seen since uh 2021 uh the establishment of the CSP since then.
(44:22) Now, of course, with the EU, as you know, you can see we just had our AN EU ministerial meeting at the level foreign ministers that took place in Brunai, Jerusalem in uh very recently April. So, um now we're discussing on our uh 50th anniversary next year, what will be the substance and deliverables? And I think that's important for us as we seek to uh strengthen to elevate a partnership.
(44:53) I think that's why our member states uh have been discussing this uh consistently with you with your side and we have seen a lot of engagement between and EU particularly in recent years and more source within this year despite of course of what's happening globally but I think moving forward is that yes we will continue to consolidate our relations cooperation partnership with all our external partners and including also uh elevating some of our uh current uh partnerships uh to even higher level and then that's why I think that's what we've been doing
(45:33) now for example Canada we are going in full swing now for this FDA negotiation because we want to finalize it when this year in preparation for the 50th anniversary next year between us and Canada the same thing between us in the United States we welcome Welcome now the new US ambassador ambassador uh Kevin Kim example he's here he's very active and we're engaging with the US uh consistently uh of course uh next year will be our important 50th anniversary as well so I think we're looking at Japan of course uh is one of the oldest and longstanding
(46:13) partners of AEN along with I think the two old would be uh Australia and Japan for example so I think we have covered a lot of ground there. So I I would say that yes uh coming back to as in the EU I think we have something very substantive uh between the two sides and we look forward to uh ensure that uh we will be able to celebrate our 50th anniversary uh in the most meaningful way and of course in the most substantive way.
(46:46) At the same times as we will because next year beside the 50th anniversary we will have a change of our country coordinatorship as well. So we hope that our new country coordinatorship uh will continue to take uh the relationship uh on behalf of course but I believe that uh during Singapore Championship next year uh it's going to be uh uh a significant year for because we also will be celebrating 60th anniversary.
(47:16) So having said that I wanted to uh sum up saying that we engage all external partners on the basis of trust on the basis of our enduring relations and of course on the basis of practical cooperation and I think practical cooperation look at numbers look at statistics uh how to define trade investment, tourism, connectivity among others. I think that was volume.
(47:50) I want to congratulate the EU for be for moving to become the number one source of FDI in Asian last year 2025. So you have outpaced us already to become the number one of for investment one one source of for investment as so thank you. >> Thank you very much Dr. for such an again very detailed but in also very you know uh uh promising uh you know uh illustration of what's uh occurring in this uh this region and the dynamics of it.
(48:27) I think yeah you have very much emphasized again the importance of engagement which is speaks to the word I really like the spirit of convergence that the AoIP or the ASEAN is now um demonstrating and I think that really you know uh is an sustainable effort I think consistent effort of dialogue and also the institutional initiative that you have been emphasizing as well.
(48:52) So I think I hope this uh Indo-Pacific AoIP lecture series can be a avenue for that you know this sustained dialogue regional initiative for the sake of the strategic autonomy and peace and stability of this region. I think every concept that you have uh mentioned really gives a pathway to the succeeding leaders to uh to piggyback on your intellectual you know framework and then hoped we could strengthen our region together here in Jakarta as well.
(49:20) So I thank you so much for today's uh lecture and and thank you for laying this out to uh to the community of all here. >> Well, thank you very much uh to Dean uh Azawa and post thank for organizing it. Uh I think we have worked together very closely. uh like I say, Japan is one of the long-standing partners of AEN uh the relationship any relationship will have to be based on trust and trust will uh defines uh the quality of relationship.
(49:57) So for that matter I think we have the responsibility to protect to maintain and advance peace uh stability and prosperity in our region. We have that duty to the current generation of course to the future generation. So with that, thank you very much for the opportunity to be here. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. [music] >> Thank you very much Dr.
(50:21) Ko Kim for your detailed insights and for uh professor Aizawa [music] for moderating the discussion. Excellencies, please remain on stage for the photo session. We will take [music] two sets of photos. First I would like to invite his excellency Tat Watanabe to join us. Uh please [music] stand on please switch positions between uh switch positions between Sensei and uh that's your Yes.
(50:51) Okay. We [music] will take the first set of photos. Please be ready. Okay. On my queue. 1 2 3. Once again. One 2 3. Okay. Now we will take the second set of photos. Now I would like to invite all the symposium speakers. First, Mr. Shingo Miamoto. uh ambassador Takoya Mada Dr. Chiang Wanare [music] Dr.
(51:48) Mania Maria Morika on my queue. One, two, three. All right. Okay. Excellencies, please uh kindly [music] return to your seats.
