Head of the Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to ASEAN Tran Duc Binh (Photo: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – Vietnamassumed the role of the Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) during its 16th meeting in Jakarta on December 13.
Speaking at the event, ASEANSecretary General Dato Lim Jock Hoi lauded the CPR and its working groups for draftingdocuments for ASEAN summits and meetings between ASEAN and partners.
He congratulated Vietnam on undertakingthe role and affirmed that the ASEAN Secretariat will continue working closelywith Vietnam and the CPR to successfully realise priority programmes themed“Cohesive and Responsive” during Vietnam’s ASEAN Chair Year 2020.
Ambassador and head of theVietnam’s Permanent Mission to ASEAN Tran Duc Binh, for his part, hailedThailand for directing and holding activities celebrating the 10th founding anniversary of the CPR.
He said in its capacity as ASEANChair 2020, Vietnam will work to further strengthen ties between ASEAN and partners,actively raise public awareness of the bloc, and chair CPR’s meetings such asmeeting of the East Asia Summit ambassadors, meeting of the ASEAN 3ambassadors, and ASEAN Secretariat’s meetings on budget, tender and audit.
Next year, Vietnam will also chairmeetings between the CPR and partner countries to review cooperation and draftdocuments for the ASEAN Summit and ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meetings within theframework of the ASEAN 3, the EAS, the ASEAN Connectivity CoordinatingCommittee, the Governing Council of the ASEAN Institute for Peace andReconciliation, and the Joint Council ofthe ASEAN-China Centre./.
Speaking at the event, ASEANSecretary General Dato Lim Jock Hoi lauded the CPR and its working groups for draftingdocuments for ASEAN summits and meetings between ASEAN and partners.
He congratulated Vietnam on undertakingthe role and affirmed that the ASEAN Secretariat will continue working closelywith Vietnam and the CPR to successfully realise priority programmes themed“Cohesive and Responsive” during Vietnam’s ASEAN Chair Year 2020.
Ambassador and head of theVietnam’s Permanent Mission to ASEAN Tran Duc Binh, for his part, hailedThailand for directing and holding activities celebrating the 10th founding anniversary of the CPR.
He said in its capacity as ASEANChair 2020, Vietnam will work to further strengthen ties between ASEAN and partners,actively raise public awareness of the bloc, and chair CPR’s meetings such asmeeting of the East Asia Summit ambassadors, meeting of the ASEAN 3ambassadors, and ASEAN Secretariat’s meetings on budget, tender and audit.
Next year, Vietnam will also chairmeetings between the CPR and partner countries to review cooperation and draftdocuments for the ASEAN Summit and ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meetings within theframework of the ASEAN 3, the EAS, the ASEAN Connectivity CoordinatingCommittee, the Governing Council of the ASEAN Institute for Peace andReconciliation, and the Joint Council ofthe ASEAN-China Centre./.
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