EU Council Approves Conclusions on Implementation of EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
On Monday, October 20, 2025, the EU Council approved conclusions regarding the implementation of the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. The Council emphasized the need for the EU to intensify its strategic focus, presence, and actions in the region to contribute to stability, security, prosperity, and sustainable development.
The EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, launched in September 2021, provides a solid framework for EU engagement in a region spanning from the east coast of Africa to the Pacific islands. Significant progress has been made in implementing the strategy in the seven key priority areas, with a particular focus on three core areas of engagement: security and defense challenges, the green and digital transition, and trade and economic security.
The Council noted the increasingly complex security challenges faced by both the EU and the Indo-Pacific, including Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and tensions in the South and East China Seas and across the Taiwan Strait. Additionally, the Council expressed serious concerns about the current situations in Afghanistan and Myanmar and reaffirmed its commitment to achieving a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in the Middle East based on the two-state solution.
Looking ahead, the Council eagerly anticipates the fourth EU-Indo Pacific Ministerial Forum, which will be convened by the High Representative in Brussels on November 20-21, 2025. These ministerial forums serve as a crucial platform for strategic interaction between the EU and its partners in the Indo-Pacific, reflecting the shared interest in promoting concrete cooperation and enhancing mutual security, prosperity, and resilience.
This forum, along with the EU-African Union ministerial held in May in Brussels, are the two largest foreign ministers’ diplomatic gatherings hosted by High Representative Kaja Kallas in Europe this year.
The Council based its conclusions on the Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific (2021), which sets out the EU’s vision for its engagement in the region.
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