Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National ASEAN 2020 Committee convenedits fourth meeting in Hanoi on October 18 under the chair of Deputy PrimeMinister, Foreign Minister and its Chairman Pham Binh Minh.
As Vietnam will take over the ASEAN Chairmanship fromThailand in early November 2019, Minh asked the committee, its sub-committeesand Secretariat, ministries, agencies and localities to do their best tocomplete preparations for the event.
Due to many important Party and State events next year, heurged members of the committee, sub-committees and Secretariat, ministries andagencies to give priority to tasks regarding ASEAN Chair Year 2020, adding thatit is both the responsibility and benefit of the Vietnamese country and people.
Deputy Foreign Minister and Secretary General of thecommittee Nguyen Quoc Dung reviewed work done by sub-committees and theSecretariat over the past time, particularly tasks worked out at the thirdmeeting, saying that it has basically met requirements.
He requested completing the website of the ASEAN Chair Year2020, the communications plan and major activities for the year, including aceremony to transfer the role of the ASEAN Chairmanship, a ceremony to launch ASEANChair Year 2020, and ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat.
The focus of the discussions was a comprehensive review ofthe past and upcoming tasks, especially the launch of an overall plan onVietnam’s assumption of ASEAN Chairmanship 2020 and detailed plans on agenda,logistics, reception, communications – culture, security and health care.
On the occasion, the sub-committee on communications andculture and the ASEAN Secretariat 2020 debuted the logo and identity of ASEANChair Year 2020 as approved by the committee, which will be also introduced toASEAN member states and partner countries at the 35th ASEAN Summitand related meetings in Thailand from October 31 – November 4./.
As Vietnam will take over the ASEAN Chairmanship fromThailand in early November 2019, Minh asked the committee, its sub-committeesand Secretariat, ministries, agencies and localities to do their best tocomplete preparations for the event.
Due to many important Party and State events next year, heurged members of the committee, sub-committees and Secretariat, ministries andagencies to give priority to tasks regarding ASEAN Chair Year 2020, adding thatit is both the responsibility and benefit of the Vietnamese country and people.
Deputy Foreign Minister and Secretary General of thecommittee Nguyen Quoc Dung reviewed work done by sub-committees and theSecretariat over the past time, particularly tasks worked out at the thirdmeeting, saying that it has basically met requirements.
He requested completing the website of the ASEAN Chair Year2020, the communications plan and major activities for the year, including aceremony to transfer the role of the ASEAN Chairmanship, a ceremony to launch ASEANChair Year 2020, and ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat.
The focus of the discussions was a comprehensive review ofthe past and upcoming tasks, especially the launch of an overall plan onVietnam’s assumption of ASEAN Chairmanship 2020 and detailed plans on agenda,logistics, reception, communications – culture, security and health care.
On the occasion, the sub-committee on communications andculture and the ASEAN Secretariat 2020 debuted the logo and identity of ASEANChair Year 2020 as approved by the committee, which will be also introduced toASEAN member states and partner countries at the 35th ASEAN Summitand related meetings in Thailand from October 31 – November 4./.
VNA
