Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, Ekkaphab Phanthavong opened the first of two High-Level Talks organised under the 3rd ASEAN Junior Fellowship Programme with the ASEAN Secretariat (AJFP) which is currently being implemented in the ASEAN Secretariat from 1-30 August 2024.

The keynote speaker of this First High-Level Talk is former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II of Brunei Darussalam, Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng, who provided the ASEAN Junior Fellows with an insight into navigating geopolitical challenges and opportunities for ASEAN.