Vietnam attends 1st meeting of ASEAN SCC
The Minister of Labour, War Invalids
and Social Affairs, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan led a Vietnamese delegation to
the first meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council (ASCC)
in Bangkok on August 24.
The Minister of Labour, War Invalids
and Social Affairs, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan led a Vietnamese delegation to
the first meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council (ASCC)
in Bangkok on August 24.
ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan and those attending discussed the establishment of an ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, related policies and plans and proposals on the priorities for culture and society to be submitted to the up-coming ASEAN summit.
They also discussed the regulations and how the ASCC operates.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Minister Ngan informed the press that Vietnam had put forward proposals at the meeting on how to cope with the global economic crisis and its impact on society, ways of developing the education sector and measures to fight diseases were all praised and supported by many other member countries.
She confirmed that the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs will work closely with domestic government agencies to carry out related works efficiently and on time, especially as Vietnam will take over the ASEAN presidency in 2010./.
ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan and those attending discussed the establishment of an ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, related policies and plans and proposals on the priorities for culture and society to be submitted to the up-coming ASEAN summit.
They also discussed the regulations and how the ASCC operates.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Minister Ngan informed the press that Vietnam had put forward proposals at the meeting on how to cope with the global economic crisis and its impact on society, ways of developing the education sector and measures to fight diseases were all praised and supported by many other member countries.
She confirmed that the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs will work closely with domestic government agencies to carry out related works efficiently and on time, especially as Vietnam will take over the ASEAN presidency in 2010./.
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