Speaking at the event, deputy head of the MoLISA’sDepartment of International Cooperation Ha Thi Minh Duc lauded ministries,agencies and localities for fulfilling the goals in various aspects.
She said the MoLISA suggests the government to allow holdingannual high-level meetings on the delivery of global and ASEAN’s integrationcommitments, as well as activities to realise the Master Plan on ASEANConnectivity 2025 as committed by Vietnam and other member states.
The ministry proposed urging ministries, agencies andlocalities to promptly fine-tune plans to carry out Project 161, assigning itto coordinate efforts in the project and realise the Community’s initiatives onenvironment protection and human resources development in the new context.
Participants discussed benefits brought by ASEAN in politicsand security, Vietnam’s ASEAN economic integration process, ASEAN Network ofSmart Cities initiative and Da Nang’s activities, among others.
They also looked into advantages and disadvantages in theprocess of project implementation, including the lack of personnel, funding andaccess to information.-VNA