The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) was held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau from August 23-24 under the chair of Vietnamese Assistant Foreign Minister and Head of SOM ASEAN-Vietnam Pham Quang Vinh.
At the meeting, participants discussed measures to implement decisions issued during the 43 rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM-43) and related meetings in Hanoi in July, 2010 as well as preparations for ASEAN summits and summits between ASEAN and Dialogue Partners, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Russia, Australia, New Zealand and the United Nations scheduled for October 28-30 in Vietnam.
The meeting also discussed preparations for agendas and contents of the Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (IAMM) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this September.
The ASEAN senior officials devoted significant time to an exchange of views on a regional cooperation structure, especially the invitation of Russia and the US to become East Asia Summit (EAS) members.
They agreed that the regional architecture should support the goal of building the ASEAN Community, ensure the association’s role, respect the EAS’s consensus principle, its objectives, rules and priorities as well as actively contribute to peace, stability, cooperation and development in East Asia in general and Southeast Asia in particular.
The meeting considered a report by the working group for compiling an ASEAN statement on cooperation in rescuing persons and vessels in distress at sea, to be submitted to ASEAN Foreign Ministers for approval.
Regional senior officials also discussed several issues relating to priority areas in the overall plan on building the ASEAN Politic-Security Council (APSC) and strengthening ASEAN connectivity, the Hanoi Action Plan on implementing ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Vision Statement as well as legal documents for implementation of the ASEAN Charter./.
At the meeting, participants discussed measures to implement decisions issued during the 43 rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM-43) and related meetings in Hanoi in July, 2010 as well as preparations for ASEAN summits and summits between ASEAN and Dialogue Partners, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Russia, Australia, New Zealand and the United Nations scheduled for October 28-30 in Vietnam.
The meeting also discussed preparations for agendas and contents of the Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (IAMM) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York this September.
The ASEAN senior officials devoted significant time to an exchange of views on a regional cooperation structure, especially the invitation of Russia and the US to become East Asia Summit (EAS) members.
They agreed that the regional architecture should support the goal of building the ASEAN Community, ensure the association’s role, respect the EAS’s consensus principle, its objectives, rules and priorities as well as actively contribute to peace, stability, cooperation and development in East Asia in general and Southeast Asia in particular.
The meeting considered a report by the working group for compiling an ASEAN statement on cooperation in rescuing persons and vessels in distress at sea, to be submitted to ASEAN Foreign Ministers for approval.
Regional senior officials also discussed several issues relating to priority areas in the overall plan on building the ASEAN Politic-Security Council (APSC) and strengthening ASEAN connectivity, the Hanoi Action Plan on implementing ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Vision Statement as well as legal documents for implementation of the ASEAN Charter./.
