The Asia-Pacific Region in Germany's Foreign Policy

... ASEAN countries within the framework of both bilateral relations and cooperation between the EU and ASEAN. German policy in respect of this association is in line with the EU policy aimed at promoting integration in South-East Asia and enhancing EU-ASEAN cooperation. However, in contrast to France and Britain, which seek to increase their influence in the Asia-Pacific region and participate in various regional forums (the East Asia Summit), Germany displays little interest in issues of security and pays much more attention to the development of trade and economic relations with the ASEAN countries. As a result, German trade relations with countries of South-East Asia have shown positive ...