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Building ASEAN Community remains top priority: Senior ASEAN officials

Successfully building the ASEAN Community continues to be a top priority of the bloc despite the difficulties and challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ASEAN member states reiterated at the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM), which was held online on July 16 and chaired by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung.
Building ASEAN Community remains top priority: Senior ASEAN officials ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung chairs the online ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on July 16 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Successfully building the ASEAN Community continues to be a toppriority of the bloc despite the difficulties and challenges posed by theongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ASEAN member states reiterated at the ASEAN SeniorOfficials’ Meeting (SOM), which was held online on July 16 and chaired by DeputyMinister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung.

Membersare committed to coordinating with Vietnam - Chair of ASEAN in 2020 - toimplement priorities and initiatives during the year, including the mid-termreview of the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEANCharter, and preparations to build the ASEAN Community Vision post-2025.

Theywelcomed the operation of the ASEAN Fund for COVID-19 response and discussedthe next steps to complete holistic post-pandemic recovery.

Participantsspoke highly of Vietnam’s successful organisation of the ASEAN forum on sub-regionaldevelopment in Hanoi on July 14 under the theme “Converging Mekong sub-regionalcooperation with ASEAN goals”.

Regardingexternal relations, participants held that it is necessary to maintain thecentral role of ASEAN and step up pragmatic cooperation with the bloc’s partners,especially at this difficult time.

ASEANexpects to approve eight action plans in the 2021-2025 period with partners Canada,China, India, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Russia, the US, and theUnited Nations.

Membercountries spoke highly of the role of ASEAN+3 and agreed to promote cooperationto cope with COVID-19 and revive the economy, in particular improving regionalfinancial and economic self-reliance.

Theyalso discussed measures to strengthen the role and strategic value of the EastAsia Summit (EAS) in the new development period, and increase capacity to dealwith emerging challenges.

Foundedin 1967, ASEAN groups together ten member countries: Brunei, Cambodia,Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, andVietnam./.
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