ASEAN civil service heads boost cooperation

ASEAN heads of civil service convened an online meeting on November 18 within the framework of the 20th ASEAN Cooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM).
ASEAN civil service heads boost cooperation ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Trong Thua at the event (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) -
ASEAN heads of civil service convened anonline meeting on November 18 within the framework of the 20th ASEANCooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM).

In his opening remarks, Piyawat Sivaraks, Deputy Secretary-General of theOffice of Thailand’s Civil Service Commission, reviewed teleconferences held onNovember 17 involving senior officials on ACCSM and for the ASEAN Plus ThreeCooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM +3), during which participants scrutinisedthe ACCSM Work Plan for 2016-2020 and discussed work plans for ACCSM and ACCSM +3over the next five years.

Congratulating Thailand on its successful chairmanship of the 20th ACCSM (2019-2020), Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Trong Thua praisedthe efforts and responsibility of the country’s Civil Service Commission.

He affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to its participationin ACCSM activities. 

The official took the occasion to share Vietnam’s experience in COVID-19prevention and control and the country’s civil service work in recent times.

He also spoke about the ministry’s master plan to be implemented duringVietnam’s chairmanship of the 21st ACCSM (2021-2022), adding thatthe proposed theme highlights civil service modernisation toward a cohesive andresponsive ASEAN Community.

Preparatory meetings, a workshop on IT application in civil servicemodernisation, and meetings of heads of ACCSM and ACCSM +3, among others, have allbeen scheduled, he said./.
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