Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A Vietnamese delegation led byDeputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of the Vietnam ASEAN SeniorOfficials’ Meeting (SOM), attended the ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) inManila, the Philippines on October 11-13.
On the occasion, the Senior Officials’ Meetings (SOMs) ofthe ASEAN, ASEAN 3 and the East Asia Summit (EAS) were also held to prepare forthe 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings scheduled for November13-14 in Manila.
Officials reviewed and completed working programmes, agendasand documents for the 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings.
Within the 31st ASEAN Summit framework, severalextra events will be held besides the usual summits between the ASEAN and itspartners and the EAS Summit.
The extra events are the Commemorative Summits on theoccasion of the 40th anniversary of the ASEAN-US and ASEAN-EURelations, the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN 3 mechanism, the ninthMekong – Japan Summit, the Leaders’ Meeting of the Regional ComprehensiveEconomic Partnership (RCEP) and a gala celebrating the 50th foundinganniversary of the ASEAN.
The leaders are expected to sign and adopt and acknowledgenearly 60 documents regarding ASEAN cooperation and its ties with partners,including 24 ones of ASEAN, 18 others with partners, 5 within ASEAN 3 framework,and 6 of the EAS.
They are also due to ink the ASEAN Declaration onInnovation, and the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of theRights of Migrant Workers.
The 31st ASEAN Summit will adopt nominations forASEAN Secretary General position for the 2018-2022 tenure.
Vietnam will also take the occasion to introduce its candidatefor the position of ASEAN Vice Director General in charge of Political-SecurityCommunity for 2018-2021.
During the JCM, as the coordinator of ASEAN-India ties, theVietnamese side reported on preparations for the Commemorative Summit of the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations slated for January 2018 in NewDelhi and the Informal Dialogue between ASEAN and APEC Leaders on the fringesof the 25th APEC Summit in November 2017 in Da Nang.
ASEAN officials basically completed documents to submit tothe 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings towards maintainingpeace, security and stability in the region while promoting priorities andstrengthening ASEAN’s central role.
The ASEAN’s SOM also looked into several inter-sectoralinitiatives such as ASEAN Business Travel Card, mutual consular assistancemechanism for ASEAN citizens in third countries, and measures to improve theefficiency of inter-sectoral, inter-pillar collaboration.
The ASEAN 3 mechanism groups 10 ASEAN member states and threepartners - China, Japan and the RoK. The EAS comprises 10 ASEAN nations and 8partner countries of China, Japan, the RoK, India, Australia, New Zealand, theUS and Russia.-VNA
On the occasion, the Senior Officials’ Meetings (SOMs) ofthe ASEAN, ASEAN 3 and the East Asia Summit (EAS) were also held to prepare forthe 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings scheduled for November13-14 in Manila.
Officials reviewed and completed working programmes, agendasand documents for the 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings.
Within the 31st ASEAN Summit framework, severalextra events will be held besides the usual summits between the ASEAN and itspartners and the EAS Summit.
The extra events are the Commemorative Summits on theoccasion of the 40th anniversary of the ASEAN-US and ASEAN-EURelations, the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN 3 mechanism, the ninthMekong – Japan Summit, the Leaders’ Meeting of the Regional ComprehensiveEconomic Partnership (RCEP) and a gala celebrating the 50th foundinganniversary of the ASEAN.
The leaders are expected to sign and adopt and acknowledgenearly 60 documents regarding ASEAN cooperation and its ties with partners,including 24 ones of ASEAN, 18 others with partners, 5 within ASEAN 3 framework,and 6 of the EAS.
They are also due to ink the ASEAN Declaration onInnovation, and the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of theRights of Migrant Workers.
The 31st ASEAN Summit will adopt nominations forASEAN Secretary General position for the 2018-2022 tenure.
Vietnam will also take the occasion to introduce its candidatefor the position of ASEAN Vice Director General in charge of Political-SecurityCommunity for 2018-2021.
During the JCM, as the coordinator of ASEAN-India ties, theVietnamese side reported on preparations for the Commemorative Summit of the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations slated for January 2018 in NewDelhi and the Informal Dialogue between ASEAN and APEC Leaders on the fringesof the 25th APEC Summit in November 2017 in Da Nang.
ASEAN officials basically completed documents to submit tothe 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings towards maintainingpeace, security and stability in the region while promoting priorities andstrengthening ASEAN’s central role.
The ASEAN’s SOM also looked into several inter-sectoralinitiatives such as ASEAN Business Travel Card, mutual consular assistancemechanism for ASEAN citizens in third countries, and measures to improve theefficiency of inter-sectoral, inter-pillar collaboration.
The ASEAN 3 mechanism groups 10 ASEAN member states and threepartners - China, Japan and the RoK. The EAS comprises 10 ASEAN nations and 8partner countries of China, Japan, the RoK, India, Australia, New Zealand, theUS and Russia.-VNA
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