At the closing ceremony of 35th ASEAN Summit (Photo:VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has been ready with organizationalapparatus, personnel and projects and overall action plan for ASEAN Year 2020,said deputy spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Ngo Toan Thang at a regularpress conference in Hanoi on November 7.
Noting that Vietnam officially assumed ASEAN Chairmanship 2020in Bangkok, Thailand on November 4, the deputy spokesperson told the press thatduring ASEAN Year 2020 themed “Cohesiveand Responsive”, Vietnam will hold more than 300 activities, particularly the 36th ASEAN Summit in April and the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetingsin November.
The countrywill also organise cultural, arts and tourism events with the aim to introduceand popularise Vietnam’s unique cultural values to ASEAN and dialoguecountries, he said, adding that Vietnam will hold a ceremony in mid-November toannounce the official logo and launch the website of ASEAN Year 2020.
In the nearfuture, Vietnam will focus on preparations for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’Retreat scheduled for January 2020 in the central province of Khanh Hoa,starting a series of events during the year, he said.
According tohim, Vietnam will continue developing its ideas and initiatives during theyear, and strive to create consensus within the bloc to realise them./.
Noting that Vietnam officially assumed ASEAN Chairmanship 2020in Bangkok, Thailand on November 4, the deputy spokesperson told the press thatduring ASEAN Year 2020 themed “Cohesiveand Responsive”, Vietnam will hold more than 300 activities, particularly the 36th ASEAN Summit in April and the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetingsin November.
The countrywill also organise cultural, arts and tourism events with the aim to introduceand popularise Vietnam’s unique cultural values to ASEAN and dialoguecountries, he said, adding that Vietnam will hold a ceremony in mid-November toannounce the official logo and launch the website of ASEAN Year 2020.
In the nearfuture, Vietnam will focus on preparations for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’Retreat scheduled for January 2020 in the central province of Khanh Hoa,starting a series of events during the year, he said.
According tohim, Vietnam will continue developing its ideas and initiatives during theyear, and strive to create consensus within the bloc to realise them./.
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