Deepening EU security cooperation with Asian partners: Council adopts conclusions

Met dank overgenomen van Bulgaars voorzitterschap Europese Unie 1e helft 2018 (Bulgaars voorzitterschap) i, gepubliceerd op maandag 28 mei 2018.

On 28 May 2018, the Council adopted conclusions on enhanced EU security cooperation in and with Asia.

The Council notes that there are important possibilities to deepen EU security cooperation with its Asian strategic partners: China, India, Japan and the Republic of Korea, as well as with other partners, along with ASEAN and its member states.

The Council identifies key areas for deeper security engagement: maritime security, cyber security, counter terrorism, hybrid threats, conflict prevention, the proliferation of chemical biological radiological and nuclear weapons and the development of regional cooperative orders.

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