The 34th ASEAN Summit and related meetings officially began in Bangkok on June 20th with the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR).
The 34th ASEAN Summit will have the theme of "Advancing Partnership for
Sustainability”. According to deputy director general of the Department of
ASEAN Affairs under the Thai Foreign Ministry Usana Berananda, 17 documents to
be acknowledged or endorse this time all share the central concept of
sustainability.
Meanwhile, director
general of the Department Suriya Chindawongse said that under Thailand’s
leadership, there will be a focus on building a people-centred ASEAN community
"that leaves no one behind and looks to the future".
He said the expected
outcome of the summit will be a declaration of ASEAN leaders’ vision for
sustainability along with a plan of actions to address the problems of maritime
pollutions and the drafting of a framework of ideas regarding the Indo-Pacific
concept.
To ensure security
for the series of meetings, Thailand
has mobilized about 10,000 police to patrol districts in central Bangkok. Prime Minister
Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed relevant agencies to ensure that the ASEAN Summit
will be held smoothly in all respects, without temporary closures to road
traffic. He chaired a meeting on preparatory work for the event on June 20th./.
Source: VNA
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