Myanmar joins 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth and related meetings

 

The 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth and related meetings were held virtually from 19-21 August under the chairmanship of the Philippines.

On 21 August, Union Minister for Youth Affairs Dr Maung Thin discussed youth development initiatives being implemented in Myanmar in line with the ASEAN Youth Work Programme 2026-2030, regional youth programmes and the priorities under the Philippines’ ASEAN Chairmanship.

The 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth was held on the morning of 21 August, where participants reviewed reports of the 14th and 15th ASEAN Senior Officials Meetings on Youth and adopted the ASEAN Youth Work Programme 2026-2030, the ASEAN Declaration on “Walking Together Towards an Inclusive, Innovative and Resilient ASEAN Future for Youth Development”, the Youth Statement on Enhancing Digital Resilience among Youth, and the Joint Statement of the 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth.

At noon, the 10th ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Youth was held with the participation of youth ministers from ASEAN Member States and the Plus Three countries-China, Japan and Korea. The meeting adopted its Joint Statement.

At the 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth, the Philippines handed over the chairmanship to Singapore, which will assume the rotating ASEAN Chairmanship for 2027-2028. At the 10th ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Youth, the Philippines and Japan handed over the co-chairmanship to Singapore and Korea.

The related meetings, such as the 15th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Youth and the 14th ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials Meeting on Youth, were held on 19 and 20 August with the participation of the director-general of the Department of Youth Affairs under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and relevant officials.

MNA/KTZH

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