Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the launch ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National ASEAN 2020 Committee, tasked with makingpreparations for Vietnam to shoulder the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2020, made debutin Hanoi on December 24.
Speaking at the launch ceremony, Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc said after more than 50 years of formation and development,ASEAN has been successful with its increasing role, position and prestige inthe region and the world.
The ASEAN Community, established in 2015, has become a “safe home” for regionalresidents, where they can live in peace, stability, cooperation anddevelopment.
The 20-year development of ASEAN has been imprinted with Vietnam’s hallmarksand contributions, he said, stressing that the assumption of the ASEANChairmanship 2020 is both the responsibility and opportunity of the country toraise its role and position in the regional and international arenas.
The PM affirmed Vietnam always determines ASEAN as a top priority in itsmultilateral diplomacy policy. Vietnam wishes to make more practicalcontributions to the building and development of a united ASEAN Community thatplays a central role in the region, he said.
The country is willing to do its utmost to make its ASEAN Chairmanship 2020 successful,Phuc stressed.
The Government leader instructed relevant agencies to urgently make necessary preparationsso that the country can excellently fulfill this role, in terms of content,ensuring security and safety, and promoting the image of the Vietnamese landand people in the prosperous ASEAN Community.
The National ASEAN 2020 Committee was set up following the Prime Minister’s DecisionNo. 1743/QD-TTg dated December 14, 2018.
The committee, headed by Deputy Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Pham Binh Minh, includes 29 members. They are assigned to help the PMdirect, supervise, coordinate, and guide the ministries, offices and localitiesto work in the fields related to the preparations for and implementation of therole.
It is made up of five subcommittees in charge of thecontents, protocol issues, communications and culture, materials and logistics,and security and health care, along with the National ASEAN 2020 Secretariat.
After the launch ceremony, the National ASEAN 2020 Committeeconvened its first meeting under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Pham Binh Minh, Chairman of the committee.
The meeting focused on discussing issues relating to the completion of the organisationalapparatus and working plans of the committee, orientations on the roadmap forbuilding the theme and priorities of ASEAN in 2020 as well as the roadmap forpreparation for and implementation of the ASEAN Chairmanship 2020.
Delegates agreed on coordination and working regulations of the National ASEAN2020 Committee. The committee plans to convene nine periodical meetings betweennow and the end of December 2020.
Concluding the meeting, Deputy PM and FM Minh highlighted the major orientationsand focuses that the committee needs to realise in the time to come. He askedthe committee members to thoroughly grasp their assigned tasks, considering thepreparation for and implementation of the ASEAN Chairmanship 2020 one of theleading priorities to ensure the success of the ASEAN Year 2020.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, thePhilippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.-VNA
Speaking at the launch ceremony, Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc said after more than 50 years of formation and development,ASEAN has been successful with its increasing role, position and prestige inthe region and the world.
The ASEAN Community, established in 2015, has become a “safe home” for regionalresidents, where they can live in peace, stability, cooperation anddevelopment.
The 20-year development of ASEAN has been imprinted with Vietnam’s hallmarksand contributions, he said, stressing that the assumption of the ASEANChairmanship 2020 is both the responsibility and opportunity of the country toraise its role and position in the regional and international arenas.
The PM affirmed Vietnam always determines ASEAN as a top priority in itsmultilateral diplomacy policy. Vietnam wishes to make more practicalcontributions to the building and development of a united ASEAN Community thatplays a central role in the region, he said.
The country is willing to do its utmost to make its ASEAN Chairmanship 2020 successful,Phuc stressed.
The Government leader instructed relevant agencies to urgently make necessary preparationsso that the country can excellently fulfill this role, in terms of content,ensuring security and safety, and promoting the image of the Vietnamese landand people in the prosperous ASEAN Community.
The National ASEAN 2020 Committee was set up following the Prime Minister’s DecisionNo. 1743/QD-TTg dated December 14, 2018.
The committee, headed by Deputy Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Pham Binh Minh, includes 29 members. They are assigned to help the PMdirect, supervise, coordinate, and guide the ministries, offices and localitiesto work in the fields related to the preparations for and implementation of therole.
It is made up of five subcommittees in charge of thecontents, protocol issues, communications and culture, materials and logistics,and security and health care, along with the National ASEAN 2020 Secretariat.
After the launch ceremony, the National ASEAN 2020 Committeeconvened its first meeting under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Pham Binh Minh, Chairman of the committee.
The meeting focused on discussing issues relating to the completion of the organisationalapparatus and working plans of the committee, orientations on the roadmap forbuilding the theme and priorities of ASEAN in 2020 as well as the roadmap forpreparation for and implementation of the ASEAN Chairmanship 2020.
Delegates agreed on coordination and working regulations of the National ASEAN2020 Committee. The committee plans to convene nine periodical meetings betweennow and the end of December 2020.
Concluding the meeting, Deputy PM and FM Minh highlighted the major orientationsand focuses that the committee needs to realise in the time to come. He askedthe committee members to thoroughly grasp their assigned tasks, considering thepreparation for and implementation of the ASEAN Chairmanship 2020 one of theleading priorities to ensure the success of the ASEAN Year 2020.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, thePhilippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.-VNA
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