EU has no choice but to accept a more powerful Asean: Jakarta Post contributor

Asean flags displayed alongside a flag of the European Union at the Asean-EU summit in Brussels on Dec 14, 2022. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Just one month after chairing the internationally applauded Group of 20 (G-20) Summit, bringing together the leaders of the world’s largest 20 economies in Bali, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo played a leadership role for the 10-member Asean during the summit to commemorate 45 years of its relationship with the 28-member European Union in Brussels on Wednesday (Dec 21).

Indonesia will formally chair Asean next year.