Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community opened High-Level Talk of the 4th ASEAN Junior Fellowship Programme

25 August 2025 -

Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community (DSG AEC) H.E. Satvinder Singh opened the High-Level Talk as part of the 4th ASEAN Junior Fellowship Programme (AJFP) with the ASEAN Secretariat, which is currently being implemented at the ASEAN Secretariat from 3-30 August 2025. H.E. Dr. Mari Elka Pangestu, formerly Minister of Trade and Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia, and currently the President’s Special Advisor for International Trade and Multilateral Cooperation, delivered an insightful briefing on “ASEAN’s Next Phase: Towards a Dynamic Integrated Economy” to Junior Fellows from ASEAN Member States and Timor-.

The 4th ASEAN Junior Fellowship Programme with the ASEAN Secretariat (AJFP) is a part of the Contribution to the ASEAN Fellowship Fund (AFF) project supported by the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).