At the 8th meeting of the Steering Group of the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme. (Photo: VNA) The nomination was decided at the 8th meeting of theSteering Group of the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme held in the formof videoconference on December 9. Assistant to the Foreign Minister andDirector of the Department of Economic Affairs at the Ministry ofForeign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang attended the meeting.
In her remarks, Hang thanked OECD and the SoutheastAsia Regional Programme for their acknowledgement of Vietnam’s active andresponsible contributions over the past time, pledging that Vietnam willclosely coordinate with Australia to carry forward the achievements and proposepriority areas.
Anthony Stannard, a representative from the Australiandelegation, also affirmed Australia’s resolve to join hands with Vietnam andregional countries in the next three years when it holds the co-chairmanship.
Vietnam is the third nation in Southeast Asia to workas co-chair of the programme, after Indonesia and Thailand, which demonstratesefforts in implementing the directive of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on enhancing and advancingmultilateral diplomacy by 2030.
Assistant to the Foreign Minister and Director of the Department of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang. (Photo: VNA) The nomination also reflects OECD’s trust inVietnam’s capacity to connect the organisation with the Southeast Asian region in the areas of shared concern.
Inaugurated by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría andJapanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting inMay 2014, the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme aims to support the regionin their domestic priorities, policy reforms and regional integration efforts.The programme held its first Ministerial Conference in March 2018, to discussissues on Inclusive ASEAN, and the next phase of the Programme./.
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