Hanoi pledges to actively bolster its comprehensive cooperation with capitals of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, helping to accelerate the formation of the ASEAN Community by 2015.
Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu made the commitment while attending the Meeting of the Governors/Mayors of the Capitals of ASEAN, which concluded in Jakarta , Indonesia , on September 19.
He said that the capital city plays an important role in Vietnam ’s construction of the ASEAN Community.
It has coordinated with relevant agencies to successfully organise a number of ASEAN’s significant events in Hanoi , and always attaches importance to developing multifaceted cooperation with cities, particularly capitals in the region, he added.
Participants issued a joint statement saying the capital authorities support ASEAN’s policies and programmes, and vow to be more active in the integration and construction of the ASEAN Community and intensify their coordination.
During the two-day function, mayors also discussed measures to deal with urbanisation challenges, and enhance managerial capacity and competitiveness. Participants also heard possible impacts of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on local people.
Mayors/ Governors also agreed that the municipal authorities need to brace for potential changes when the ASEAN Community with three pillars, namely politics-security, culture-society and economics is going to takes into effect by 2015.-VNA
Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu made the commitment while attending the Meeting of the Governors/Mayors of the Capitals of ASEAN, which concluded in Jakarta , Indonesia , on September 19.
He said that the capital city plays an important role in Vietnam ’s construction of the ASEAN Community.
It has coordinated with relevant agencies to successfully organise a number of ASEAN’s significant events in Hanoi , and always attaches importance to developing multifaceted cooperation with cities, particularly capitals in the region, he added.
Participants issued a joint statement saying the capital authorities support ASEAN’s policies and programmes, and vow to be more active in the integration and construction of the ASEAN Community and intensify their coordination.
During the two-day function, mayors also discussed measures to deal with urbanisation challenges, and enhance managerial capacity and competitiveness. Participants also heard possible impacts of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on local people.
Mayors/ Governors also agreed that the municipal authorities need to brace for potential changes when the ASEAN Community with three pillars, namely politics-security, culture-society and economics is going to takes into effect by 2015.-VNA
