Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan attendedthe 5th Senior Officials’ Meeting for ASEAN Plus Three Cooperationon Civil Service Matters (ACCSM +3) held virtually on November 18.
Chaired by Thailand, the Chair of the 20th ACCSM (2019 –2020), the meeting gathered heads of civil service bodies of ASEAN memberstates and of China, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Japan.
Delivering a report on the ACCSM Work Plan for 2016 – 2020, arepresentative from the ASEAN Secretariat said ASEAN Plus Three cooperation hasboosted related commitments on COVID-19 prevention and control and built a coordinationplan for countries involved.
Representatives of Thailand, Myanmar, China, Japan, and the RoK shared their nations’ practical experience in fighting the pandemic,including IT application in management, the organisation of teleconferences,and the encouragement of the working-from-home method.
Speaking at the meeting, Tan hailed Thailand’s effort andresponsibility during its chairmanship, which have facilitated ACCSM initiativesin 2020 when several challenges arose.
The minister said this year is also a challenge to Vietnam as the Chairof ASEAN, adding that the Vietnamese Government has overcome these challenges tofulfill its chairmanship for a cohesive and responsive community,particularly in successfully hosting the 37th ASEAN Summit andRelated Summits.
He hoped achievements of Vietnam’s ASEAN 2020 chairmanship willpractically and effectively contribute to activities for building the ASEANCommunity in the years to come.
Tan informed participants of the ministry’s master plan to beimplemented during Vietnam’s upcoming chairmanship of the 21st ACCSM (2021-2022),whose proposed theme highlights civil service modernisation toward a cohesiveand responsive ASEAN Community.
According to him, preparatory and official meetings of senior officialson ACCSM and a workshop on IT application in administrative service modernisationare slated for 2021, while meetings of heads of ACCSM and ACCSM 3 and a forumon national management will take place in 2022.
Tan expressed his hopes that the ministry, with cooperation and support from theASEAN Secretariat and other ASEAN member states, will successfully undertakethe chairmanship./.
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