VN to kick off year of ASEAN chairmanship
VGP – Deputy PM Phạm Gia Khiêm, Chairman of the National Committee for ASEAN 2010, has just okayed the Plan to kick-start Việt Nam’s Year of ASEAN Presidency and organize three meetings slated for January 13-15, 2010 in the central city of Đà Nẵng.
The three
meetings will mark the start of the Year of ASEAN Presidency 2010, namely the 3rd
ASEAN Political-Security Council (APSC) Meeting, the ASEAN Coordinating Council
(ACC) Meeting, and the ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting (AMM Retreat).
ASPC will prioritize
specific activities and instruments to guarantee regional peace and security. APSC
meetings are a new mechanism, opened under the ASEAN Charter, with the participation
of Foreign Ministers.
At the ACC Meeting, Foreign
Ministers will focus on preparations for the 15th ASEAN Summit and
the related summits. They will also review the implementation of decisions made
by the 14th
AMM
is the most important annual meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers. The 42nd
AMM Retreat was convened in