At the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila (Source: VNA) Singapore (VNA) – The ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting in Singapore on March 7-8reviewed agenda and events of the 32nd ASEAN Summit scheduled forApril 25-28 in the island state.
DeputyForeign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of the Vietnam ASEAN Senior Officials’Meeting (SOM), and a Vietnamese delegation attended the event.
Themed“Resilient and Creative ASEAN”, leaders of the bloc will review theconstruction of the ASEAN Community and devise supplementary measures for theprocess.
Participantsgave their feedback on the contents of documents of the 32nd ASEANSummit, during which countries are due to adopt the Chairman’s Statement, theDeclaration on the Vision of ASEAN Leaders on a resilient and creative ASEAN, documentson definition of the establishment of ASEAN Smart Cities Network, and ASEANLeaders’ Declaration on Cyber Security Cooperation.
Inorder to further push forward the construction of the ASEAN Community, high-rankingleaders will raise ideas to improve the working efficiency of ASEAN cooperationapparatus, including enhancing the capacity of the ASEAN Secretariat, boostingregional linkage and connectivity, and effectively realising inter-sectoral andinter-pillar contents, and orientations to relations with external partners.
TheASEAN SOM was also held on March 7 to discuss regional and global matters.
Onthe East Sea issue, countries agreed to maintain ASEAN’s principles, step upconsultation with partners, as well as strengthen trust building among regionalstates.
Themeeting heard a report on the outcomes of the 23rd Meeting of theASEAN- China Joint Working Group (JWG) on the implementation of the Declarationon the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea held in Nha Trang city in Vietnam’scentral province of Khanh Hoa in late February.
DeputyFM Dung reiterated Vietnam’s commitment to actively, proactively andresponsibly joining the construction of the ASEAN Community, adding that thebloc’s continued maintenance of solidarity and consensus on regional and globalissues has contributed to peace and stability and reflected its central role inthe region.
Speakinghighly of the outcomes of the 23rd Meeting of the ASEAN-China JWG, Dungsuggested that during the next negotiations, countries need to agree that theCode of Conduct in the East Sea is an open document based on the principles ofinternational law, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea andother related documents between ASEAN and China.-VNA
DeputyForeign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of the Vietnam ASEAN Senior Officials’Meeting (SOM), and a Vietnamese delegation attended the event.
Themed“Resilient and Creative ASEAN”, leaders of the bloc will review theconstruction of the ASEAN Community and devise supplementary measures for theprocess.
Participantsgave their feedback on the contents of documents of the 32nd ASEANSummit, during which countries are due to adopt the Chairman’s Statement, theDeclaration on the Vision of ASEAN Leaders on a resilient and creative ASEAN, documentson definition of the establishment of ASEAN Smart Cities Network, and ASEANLeaders’ Declaration on Cyber Security Cooperation.
Inorder to further push forward the construction of the ASEAN Community, high-rankingleaders will raise ideas to improve the working efficiency of ASEAN cooperationapparatus, including enhancing the capacity of the ASEAN Secretariat, boostingregional linkage and connectivity, and effectively realising inter-sectoral andinter-pillar contents, and orientations to relations with external partners.
TheASEAN SOM was also held on March 7 to discuss regional and global matters.
Onthe East Sea issue, countries agreed to maintain ASEAN’s principles, step upconsultation with partners, as well as strengthen trust building among regionalstates.
Themeeting heard a report on the outcomes of the 23rd Meeting of theASEAN- China Joint Working Group (JWG) on the implementation of the Declarationon the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea held in Nha Trang city in Vietnam’scentral province of Khanh Hoa in late February.
DeputyFM Dung reiterated Vietnam’s commitment to actively, proactively andresponsibly joining the construction of the ASEAN Community, adding that thebloc’s continued maintenance of solidarity and consensus on regional and globalissues has contributed to peace and stability and reflected its central role inthe region.
Speakinghighly of the outcomes of the 23rd Meeting of the ASEAN-China JWG, Dungsuggested that during the next negotiations, countries need to agree that theCode of Conduct in the East Sea is an open document based on the principles ofinternational law, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea andother related documents between ASEAN and China.-VNA
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