ASEAN reaps various economic achievements: Vietnamese official

The 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings take place in Indonesia from September 5-7. (Photo: VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – The Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has recorded many economic achievements in 2023when Indonesia holds the ASEAN Chairmanship, a Vietnamese official has said.

Nguyen Anh Duc, Vietnam’s permanent economicrepresentative at ASEAN, said Indonesia has housed 16 Priority EconomicDeliverables (PEDs) this year under three strategic thrusts, namely recoveryand rebuilding, digital economy, and sustainability, of which 11 have so far beenbasically completed while the remainders are expected to be achieved withinthis year.   

Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) following the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings, which tookplace in Indonesia from September 5-7, Duc said the most notable achievementlies with this year’s theme of “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth” whichdominated the three-day agenda.

Specifically, the Declaration on ASEAN as anEpicentrum of Growth freshly adopted by ASEAN leaders sets forth strategic directionsfor regional economic development in both short and long terms, he noted.

Accordingly, ASEAN will strengthen its resilienceagainst future shocks and leverage new growth drivers, towards sustainabledevelopment, the official continued.

Speaking of cooperation in green economy, animportant content in the declaration, Duc said Indonesia has prioritised itwith the overarching goal of balancing between economic growth andenvironmental protection.

An outstanding result of this goal is the adoptionof three PEDs, covering the building of the ASEAN Strategy for CarbonNeutrality, the ASEAN 3 high-level declaration on developing regional electricvehicle ecosystem, and the formation of the Blue Economy Framework, allcompleted at the 43rd ASEAN Summit, he said./.

VNA