The 29-member committee is assigned to help the PM direct, supervise, coordinate, and guide the ministries, offices and localities to work in the fields related to the preparations for and implementation of the role, Dung, who is also General Secretary of the committee, said on the sidelines of the committee’s launch ceremony on December 24 in Hanoi.

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It plans to convene nine periodical meetings between now and the end of December 2020, along with unscheduled meetings if necessary.

Commenting on the responsibilities and opportunities that Vietnam will see when taking the ASEAN Chair task in 2020, the official said that Vietnam must work to maintain the ASEAN growth and promote the building of a stronger ASEAN Community.

At the same time, Vietnam should take the guiding role to build an ASEAN with strong intra-bloc solidarity and enhanced position and prestige in the region with contributions to global processes, he said.

Deputy FM Dung also highlighted that the ASEAN Chair position in 2020 is also a chance for Vietnam to show its capacity as the host of the year, while introducing the nation to regional and international friends.

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Horasis meeting looks into ASEAN, new Asian regional groups

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Vietnam champion ASEAN beach football tourney

Vietnam triumphed the ASEAN Football Federation Beach Soccer Championship in Indonesia on November 24.

 

Vietnam shows off “pho,” “nem ran” at ASEAN Culinary Festival

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First ASEAN Family Day held in Russia

The embassies of ASEAN member states in Russia held the first ASEAN Family Day at the Hanoi-Moscow Trade Centre in the Russian capital on December 2.

 

Source: VNA