ASEAN, Italy work on development partnership plan
Rome (VNA) - The ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) will work to
support the concretisation of the development partnership between ASEAN and
Italy, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue.
Hue, who is also Chairwoman of the ACR, made the statement while attending a
discussion at the Italian Interagency Law-Enforcement College of Advanced
Studies in Rome on September 25.
She hailed Italy’s initiative to host the Italy - ASEAN police chiefs’ high-level
meeting scheduled on November 9-13, describing it as an initial step to carry
out the development partnership with the ASEAN.
The ACR will coordinate with competent authorities in Italy to make preparation for the event, helping open a new chapter for both sides to boost
cooperation in a more practical manner, she added.
Deputy Director General of Public Security in
charge of coordination and planning of Police Forces, Prefect Alessandra Guidi said
the police forces in the ASEAN and Italy have huge potential to cooperate,
particularly when the world is facing new security challenges.
He moved to affirm the high-level meeting will serve as a pedal for both sides
to enhance mutual understanding and coordination in transnational crimes
prevention.
Meanwhile, Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and International Cooperation Elisabetta Belloni hailed the increasing
role of the ASEAN in the regional and international security structure, while
highlighting the development partnership between the two sides will make
contributions to elevate their all-round cooperation, particularly politics -
security, culture, sustainable development, and women’s empowerment, to a new
high.
She expressed her hope that the ACR will give positive support to ensure the
meeting’s success, creating impetus to carrying out the next initiatives in the
Italy-ASEAN development partnership action plan./.