Conference reviews goals achieved in ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a conference in the central city of Da Nang on June 14 to review Project 161 on goals achieved in the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community till 2025, and the community’s activities in the central region.
Da Nang (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour, Invalidsand Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a conference in the central city of Da Nang onJune 14 to review Project 161 on goals achieved in the ASEAN Socio-CulturalCommunity till 2025, and the community’s activities in the central region.
Speaking at the event, deputy head of the MoLISA’sDepartment of International Cooperation Ha Thi Minh Duc lauded ministries,agencies and localities for fulfilling the goals in various aspects.
She said the MoLISA suggests the government to allow holdingannual high-level meetings on the delivery of global and ASEAN’s integrationcommitments, as well as activities to realise the Master Plan on ASEANConnectivity 2025 as committed by Vietnam and other member states.
The ministry proposed urging ministries, agencies andlocalities to promptly fine-tune plans to carry out Project 161, assigning itto coordinate efforts in the project and realise the Community’s initiatives onenvironment protection and human resources development in the new context.
Participants discussed benefits brought by ASEAN in politicsand security, Vietnam’s ASEAN economic integration process, ASEAN Network ofSmart Cities initiative and Da Nang’s activities, among others.
They also looked into advantages and disadvantages in theprocess of project implementation, including the lack of personnel, funding andaccess to information.-VNA
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