The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) was held on 10 July in Jakarta and attended by the SOM Leaders/Representatives of all ASEAN Member States as well as Timor-Leste as Observer. The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community also attended the meeting. The Senior Officials discussed a number of important issues in preparation for the series of ministerial meetings ahead, including priorities and deliverables of Indonesia’s ASEAN Chairmanship, and ASEAN’s external relations.

Source: Association of SouthEast Asian Nation