Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 4 for heads of delegations of ASEAN and ASEAN Plus+3 countries to the 21st ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM 21).
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (eighth from left) poses for a photo with the guests. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Standing Deputy Prime Minister PhamBinh Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 4 for heads of delegations ofASEAN and ASEAN Plus 3 countries to the 21st ASEAN Conference on Civil ServiceMatters (ACCSM 21).
Welcoming the guests, Minh said that in terms of civilservice cooperation, ASEAN countries have built a vision for the ASEANCommunity in 2025, which targets building a strong ASEAN on three pillars:political-security cooperation, economic cooperation, and socio-culturecooperation.
All these three pillars are people-oriented, thus contributingto building good governance in all areas, he stressed.
According to Deputy PM Minh, building civil servicegovernance for the people will improve ASEAN's role and help the bloc develop.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh welcomes heads of delegations to ACCSM 21. (Photo: VNA)
Minh also expressed his wish within the framework of ACCSM21, which will open on August 5 under the theme of "Modernising civilservice toward a cohesive and adaptive ASEAN Community", ASEAN countrieswill exchange, share and learn from each other’s experience and, together withtheir partners, namely China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, to create goodgovernance toward the 2025 Vision: A prosperous ASEAN.
On behalf of the heads of civil services, the Head of theThai delegation appreciated the efforts made by Vietnamese Minister of HomeAffairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra and the ministry to fulfil its role as the ACCSMChair over the past two years.
The official expressed hope that at this conference, countries will continuediscussing issues of mutual concern, especially challenges facing ASEAN’s civilservice sector after the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the context of changingregional and global situations.
Speaking at the meeting, Minister Tra said that ACCSM 21 isan opportunity for countries in the region to promote research on public reformand modernisation of the civil service sector, and to quickly catch up withdigital transformation and the digital economy.
This is also a chance for Vietnam to actively contribute to andimplement the priorities and orientations of the ACCSM, she added./.
The 21st ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM 21) will open in Hanoi on August 5 under the chair of Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra.
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Designing an appropriate salary and bonus system to attract talents to the state apparatus was a highlight of the sixth ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and the Republic of Korea) senior officials’ meeting (SOM) that was held in Hanoi on August 3 as part of the 21st ASEAN Cooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM 21).
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Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (eighth from left) poses for a photo with the guests. (Photo: VNA) 
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh welcomes heads of delegations to ACCSM 21. (Photo: VNA) 
