The 16 th ASEAN Summit has shown the determination to boost activities on the important transitional time of 2010, contributing to creating a new impulse for stronger and more effective development of ASEAN to approach to a goal of building the ASEAN Community, affirmed Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem.
Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Khiem made the affirmation while answering domestic press’ questions on the freshly-ended 16 th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi .
The 16 th ASEAN Summit was a success and achieved important results, Khiem said.
Firstly, it is the bloc’s strong determination to effectively implement the roadmap to build the ASEAN Community and bring the ASEAN Charter into reality on the right pace.
Secondly, the bloc’s proposal commitments and practical activities to enhance cooperation in facing emerging challenges.
Thirdly, the bloc’s determination to maintain and enhance ASEAN’s central role in the region.
Fourthly, the consensus and agreement among ASEAN leaders on the bloc’s priority orientations like Vietnam has proposed under the theme “Towards the ASEAN Community: from Vision to Action”.
On Vietnam ’s contributions on its capacity of Chair of ASEAN, Deputy PM Khiem said that Vietnam has actively consulted, exchanged and reached agreement with other ASEAN member countries on the priority focus as well as the action programme for ASEAN cooperation in 2010.
The contents of the agenda and Vietnam ’s documents presented at this Summit were built in conformity with the bloc’s top priorities, said the deputy PM, adding that Vietnam ’s proposals have contributed to promoting the building of enforceable culture inside the bloc with concrete and practical measures.
The Summit ’s approval of ASEAN leaders’ statements on ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on Sustained Recovery and Development and Joint Response to Climate Change has reflected ASEAN’s high support to Vietnam ’s initiatives, contributing to accelerating joint cooperation in facing challenges.
According to Vietnam’s proposals, ASEAN agreed to organise the first plenary session of ASEAN leaders with the participation of ministers and senior officials who are in charge of the ASEAN Community’s pillars with the aim of discussing orientations for accelerating the implementation of the roadmap to built the ASEAN Community through which confirm the strong determination to promote the association’s efforts to implement the ASEAN Community building in 2015 as planned.
Vietnam has also discussed and agreed with other ASEAN members and successfully hosted the first official meeting of ASEAN leaders and representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).
As the host country, Vietnam has exerted its utmost in all fields in the hosting from contents, programmes, protocol, logistics and reception for the Summit ’s smooth running and safety in accordance with ASEAN’s rituals and normal practice.
Through the first Summit in the year Vietnam is Chair of ASEAN, a number of ASEAN friends expressed their fine impressions on a renovated Vietnam and dynamic and responsible Chair of ASEAN in joining the bloc to promote activities to bring the ASEAN ship to the completion of building the Community, concluded the deputy PM./.
Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Khiem made the affirmation while answering domestic press’ questions on the freshly-ended 16 th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi .
The 16 th ASEAN Summit was a success and achieved important results, Khiem said.
Firstly, it is the bloc’s strong determination to effectively implement the roadmap to build the ASEAN Community and bring the ASEAN Charter into reality on the right pace.
Secondly, the bloc’s proposal commitments and practical activities to enhance cooperation in facing emerging challenges.
Thirdly, the bloc’s determination to maintain and enhance ASEAN’s central role in the region.
Fourthly, the consensus and agreement among ASEAN leaders on the bloc’s priority orientations like Vietnam has proposed under the theme “Towards the ASEAN Community: from Vision to Action”.
On Vietnam ’s contributions on its capacity of Chair of ASEAN, Deputy PM Khiem said that Vietnam has actively consulted, exchanged and reached agreement with other ASEAN member countries on the priority focus as well as the action programme for ASEAN cooperation in 2010.
The contents of the agenda and Vietnam ’s documents presented at this Summit were built in conformity with the bloc’s top priorities, said the deputy PM, adding that Vietnam ’s proposals have contributed to promoting the building of enforceable culture inside the bloc with concrete and practical measures.
The Summit ’s approval of ASEAN leaders’ statements on ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on Sustained Recovery and Development and Joint Response to Climate Change has reflected ASEAN’s high support to Vietnam ’s initiatives, contributing to accelerating joint cooperation in facing challenges.
According to Vietnam’s proposals, ASEAN agreed to organise the first plenary session of ASEAN leaders with the participation of ministers and senior officials who are in charge of the ASEAN Community’s pillars with the aim of discussing orientations for accelerating the implementation of the roadmap to built the ASEAN Community through which confirm the strong determination to promote the association’s efforts to implement the ASEAN Community building in 2015 as planned.
Vietnam has also discussed and agreed with other ASEAN members and successfully hosted the first official meeting of ASEAN leaders and representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).
As the host country, Vietnam has exerted its utmost in all fields in the hosting from contents, programmes, protocol, logistics and reception for the Summit ’s smooth running and safety in accordance with ASEAN’s rituals and normal practice.
Through the first Summit in the year Vietnam is Chair of ASEAN, a number of ASEAN friends expressed their fine impressions on a renovated Vietnam and dynamic and responsible Chair of ASEAN in joining the bloc to promote activities to bring the ASEAN ship to the completion of building the Community, concluded the deputy PM./.
