The commitment was made by President U Thein Sein at a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on October 29.
The President stressed the importance of the duty of ASEANchairmanship in 2014, saying that it is the last year to take necessarypreparations for the emergence of ASEAN Community by 2015.
Healso emphasised the need to have thorough understanding of such dutiesand make constant efforts to serve these tasks actively.
Taking ASEAN chairmanship is a golden opportunity for Myanmar toshow its leading role and dignity in the region and the world, U TheinSein noted.
It will be the first time for the country to assume the regional leadership since it joined the group in 1997.-VNA