ASEAN’s videos promote awareness of connectivity
The Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) launched a new video series on ASEAN
Connectivity to raise public awareness of the opportunities and benefits
of a well-connected region, on the sidelines of t he 47th ASEAN
Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-47) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
Created
by the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee with the support of
the Australian Government, the videos showcase and explain the vision,
rationale and progress made in advancing ASEAN Connectivity.
Addressing the launching ceremony, Secretary General of ASEAN Le Luong
Minh said the videos will help businesses, academia, the media, and the
public across ASEAN and around the world better understand about the
ASEAN Connectivity vision, the progress made to date, and the future
economy and social impacts created by a truly connected region.
Minh also noted that the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity is a
strategic roadmap that sets forth important development objectives in
three key dimensions: Physical Connectivity which includes improving
critical hard infrastructure projects crucial for increased logistics
and transportation efficiency; Institutional Connectivity which focuses
on areas such as trade, investment, services and regulatory issues and
People-to-People Connectivity, which works to deepen social, cultural
and educational initiatives and improve access and mobility for people
across the ASEAN region.-VNA