34th ASEAN Summit-related meetings begin in Bangkok

Bangkok (VNA) – The 34th ASEAN Summit and related meetings officially began in Bangkok on June 20 with the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR).
During the CPR meeting, Ambassadors of Southeast Asian countries to ASEAN discussed contents in preparation for the 23rd meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) and the 34th ASEAN Summit, to take place on June 22 and 23.
The 34th ASEAN Summit will have
the theme of “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability”. According to deputy
director general of the Department of ASEAN Affairs under the Thai Foreign
Ministry Usana Berananda, 17 documents to be acknowledged or endorse this time
all share the central concept of sustainability.
Meanwhile, director general of
the Department Suriya Chindawongse said that under Thailand’s leadership, there
will be a focus on building a people-centred ASEAN community “that leaves no
one behind and looks to the future".
He said the expected outcome of
the summit will be a declaration of ASEAN leaders’ vision for sustainability
along with a plan of actions to address the problems of maritime pollutions and
the drafting of a framework of ideas regarding the Indo-Pacific concept.
To ensure security for the
series of meetings, Thailand has mobilized about 10,000 police to patrol
districts in central Bangkok. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed
relevant agencies to ensure that the ASEAN Summit will be held smoothly in all
respects, without temporary closures to road traffic. He chaired a meeting on
preparatory work for the event on June 20.-VNA