Vietnam chairs meeting of ASEAN Committee in Geneva

Vietnam chairs meeting of ASEAN Committee in Geneva
Vietnam chairs meeting of ASEAN Committee in Geneva ảnh 1Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations (Photo: VNA)

Geneva (VNA) -
The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, World Trade Organisation (WTO), andother international organisations, in its capacity as Chair of the ASEANCommittee in Geneva (ACG), organised an online meeting of the committee onDecember 14.

This was the last meeting of the committee during Vietnam’s chairmanship in 2020.

AmbassadorLe Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Vietnamese mission, briefed other ambassadors anddelegation heads of ASEAN member countries on the outcomes of the 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits held in November as well as the achievements postedin 2020 while Vietnam was ASEAN Chair.

Shehighlighted Vietnam’s efforts and initiatives during the year, most notably itsproposal to designate December 27 - the birthday of scientist Louis Pasteur - as International Day ofEpidemic Preparedness.

Otherdelegates congratulated Vietnam on its outstanding fulfilment of the ASEANChairmanship in 2020 given the range of difficulties and challenges posed bythe COVID-19 pandemic.

Theyexchanged views on ASEAN’s role in activities of the UN and other internationalorganisations in Geneva.

Mai said ASEAN ambassadors and delegation heads and officials inGeneva have made all-out efforts to overcome the hurdles, especially COVID-19,and carried out consultations at different levels, thus contributing to promotingASEAN’s common voice.

At theend of the meeting, Mai handed over the ACG Chairmanship to Brunei Ambassador Dk Mazlizah Pg Hj Mahalee./.
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