THE Myanmar delegation led by Dr Wah Wah Maung, Eminent Person (EP) of Myanmar for the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community’s Post2025 Vision and Deputy Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations attended the 17th Meeting of High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision (17th HLTF-ACV) and the Regional Consultation on Reviewing ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025 and Charting Directions for 2045, which were held in Hoi An, Vietnam, on 28 October-2 November 2024, accompanied by two officials from the Department of ASEAN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Drafting sessions of the High-Level Representatives were also held on the sideline of the 17th HLTF-ACV Meeting, and the third reading concluded with 92.9 per cent completion of the draft of the ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC) Strategic Plan.
The 17th HLTF-ACV Meeting was co-chaired by Mr Chatoulong Bouasisavath, Eminent Person (EP) of Lao PDR as the ASEAN Chair and Mr Dato’ Zainuddin Yahya, Eminent Person (EP) of Malaysia, as the permanent shepherd Member State, and it was attended by Eminent Persons, High-Level Representatives and officials from ASEAN Member States as well as ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for APSC and officials from the ASEAN Secretariat.
At the Meeting, the HLTFACV had an interface with the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) and the Centre for Strategic Studies and International Relations Development (CSSD). The respective stakeholders have updated their works and contributions to the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, shared the priorities and challenges to be addressed in the future ahead and provided their recommendations. The Meeting exchanged views on the emerging challenges and recommendations made by the respective stakeholders on the development of the APSC Strategic Plan in a friendly, cordial and candid manner.
At the Regional Consultation hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, the HLTFACV also had a candid discussion with representatives of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Ad Hoc Working Group on the Development of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Post-2025 Strategic Plan, and the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) on the implementation progress of the ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025, and exchanged views on matters arising during crafting respective Strategic Plans and work progress. The Regional Consultation was convened with the objective of coming up with innovative ideas and a way forward for the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 based on the best practices, experiences and lessons learned in the implementation of the ASEAN Community 2025.
During the 17th HLTF-ACV Meeting and the Regional Consultation, MIFER Deputy Minister Dr Wah Wah Maung commended the overall implementation status of the three ASEAN Community Blueprints, which stands above 95 per cent of completion on average. She stressed the importance of the implementation of the blueprints, which is not to be merely ensured at the superficial level but to be beneficial at the grassroots level for all peoples of ASEAN. Afterwards, the vision of “people-centred and people-oriented ASEAN” laid down by ASEAN Leaders will be effectively realized. Moreover, the deputy minister highlighted the need to link the national priorities of each ASEAN Member State with the ASEAN’s regional action plans and programmes to promote the efficient and effective realization of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045. Besides, she underscored the principles of equity and inclusivity in the implementation of the projects and programmes of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, as well as the necessity for further strengthening the “ASEAN Centrality” through consolidating the ASEAN’s principles such as cohesiveness, unity and mutual respect.
Among the successful outcomes of the Meeting, the 17th HLTF-ACV agreed to continue to discuss the APSC Strategic Plan at the upcoming 18th and 19th HLTF-ACV meetings with a goal to finalize it together with other Strategic Plans as well as all Strategic Plans to be adopted at the 46th ASEAN Summit which will be hosted by Malaysia in 2025.
MNA
#TheGlobalNewLightOfMyanmar
No comments:
Post a Comment