PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets ASEAN
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets ASEAN leaders
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
attended the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering in Bali, Indonesia, on October 11.
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Overview of the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering in Bali, Indonesia, on
October 11 (Photo: VNA) |
The Vietnamese PM welcomed
Indonesia’s initiative to host the meeting, while stressing that the event is an
opportunity for ASEAN leaders and international organisations to share views and
discuss regional and global joint actions, as well as cooperation for promoting
inclusive, sustainable, creative growth with a focus on effectively implementing
UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
He said the success of the World
Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN 2018) recently held in Vietnam showed
that ASEAN has advantages and stands ready to receive and make full use of the
outcomes from the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
He suggested the UN, the IMF and the
WB coordinate with ASEAN and Vietnam to accelerate the implementation of
outcomes from the WEF ASEAN, especially the business environment harmony
mechanism, the national incubator connectivity framework, and connectivity on
education systems and building of life-long learning systems in ASEAN countries.
For Vietnam, PM Phuc held that the
country is building a constructive government to serve people and enterprises,
while strengthening cooperation and promoting the implementation of plans on
ASEAN Community 2025.
On this basis, he emphasised the
joint implementation of recommendations, especially the five priority groups in
the report between ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the 2030 UN Agenda on
Sustainable Development.
The PM also highly appreciated
support and cooperation from the IMF and the WB for ASEAN in building the
Community, as well as assistance from ASEAN member countries in sustainable
development, macroeconomic monitoring, policy consulting, training and technical
assistance in different areas.
Facing unpredictable global economic
developments, PM Phuc proposed the IMF and the WB cooperate with and give advice
to ASEAN countries in building a regional macroeconomic risk warning mechanism
so as to improve self-reliance capacity and adaptation of the ASEAN economy.
They were also urged to continue to
support and closely work with the bloc in infrastructure development, early
disaster warning and climate change response, narrowing development gaps,
especially in digital gap, technology research and application, institutional
reform and high-quality human resources training in order to grasp opportunities
from the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The PM expressed his belief that with
existing cooperation and determination of the sides, the UN Sustainable
Development Goals and Agenda 2030 will be successfully implemented in Southeast
Asia and the world.
The ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering, which
took place on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), also saw the United Nations Secretary
General, ASEAN Secretary General and IMF Managing Director and WB President.
Source: NDO