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ASEAN-UK Dialogue Partnership: plan of action 2027 to 2031

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband agreed the ASEAN-UK Plan of Action with ASEAN foreign ministers in Manila on 22nd July 2026.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
• Published: 23 July 2026

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Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN-United Kingdom Dialogue Partnership (2027-2031)

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The fifth ASEAN-UK Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) took place in Manila, the Philippines, on 22 July 2026. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband represented the UK and marked five years of the UK’s Dialogue Partnership with ASEAN.

The meeting welcomed the significant progress made in implementing the first plan of action and agreed the second plan of action between ASEAN and the UK for 2027-2031. The new plan of action reflects a deeper focus on mutually beneficial ASEAN and UK priorities encompassing political, security, economic and global issues.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was founded in 1967. It is a group of 11 countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Timor-Leste.

Published 23 July 2026