<br />The adoption of the Asean Community Vision 2045 gives the region’s stakeholders and partners a clear direction of the way Asean is moving forward, says the association's secretary-general Dr Kao Kim Hourn.<br /><br />In an interview with The Star on Sunday (May 25), Kao said the vision aims to build strong, trusted partnerships and outline Asean’s future as a unified community.<br /><br />Commenting on the inaugural Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-China Economic Summit, he highlighted its potential to enhance economic collaboration and commended Malaysia for conceptualising and making the meeting a reality.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline