Vietnam attends ASEAN meetings on environment in Indonesia
A Vietnamese delegation is attending the 34th meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) and related meetings in Bogor city of West Java province, Indonesia, from July 31 to August 4.
At the opening ceremony of the 34th ASOEN meeting (Photo: Media Indonesia)
Hanoi (VNA) – A Vietnamesedelegation is attending the 34th meeting of ASEAN Senior Officialson the Environment (ASOEN) and related meetings in Bogor city of West Javaprovince, Indonesia, from July 31 to August 4.
The delegation is led by Le NgocTuan, Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry ofNatural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and Chief of the Vietnam ASEANOffice, the MoNRE said.
The annual chain of meetings areattended by senior officials of ASEAN member countries, partners, the ASEANSecretariat, and international organisations.
Apart from the 34th ASOEN meeting, the events also include the 17th ASEAN - Japan Dialogue on Environment, the 3rd ASEAN - Republic of KoreaDialogue on Environment and Climate Change, the 5th ASEAN - EU High-LevelDialogue on Environment and Climate Change, the ASEAN - US Senior Officials’Meeting on environment and climate change, and the 20th meeting ofASEAN Plus Three senior officials on environment.
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity coordinated with host Indonesia and the ASEANSecretariat to hold several meetings.
A consultation also took place to considerthe final draft ASEAN declaration on climate change. The draft will besubmitted to the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment and the ASEAN Summitfor approval before the declaration is proposed to the coming 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).
The Vietnamese delegation activelyparticipated in and made contributions to the meetings, winning high evaluationfrom other ASEAN countries, according to the MoNRE./.
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At the opening ceremony of the 34th ASOEN meeting (Photo: Media Indonesia) 
