(28/03/2013)
As Myanmar continues preparations
to assume the role of chair of ASEAN for the first time in 2014, a
U.S.-supported event brought Government officials together with senior
officials from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia and Indonesia, and officials
from the ASEAN Secretariat, to present Myanmar with an opportunity to
learn from past ASEAN chairs.
During his opening remarks, H.E. U Thant
Kyaw, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs said that, “The Government
greatly appreciates receiving the benefits of the experiences of
previous chairs from our esteemed colleagues from Cambodia and
Indonesia, as well as the ASEAN Secretariat. We look forward to building
on the momentum they have created in the last few years as we take on
the leadership of ASEAN next year.”
The purpose of the workshop was to
assist the Government in its preparations by examining remaining agenda
items in implementing the Roadmap for an ASEAN Community, the lessons
learned and the best practices in ASEAN Chairmanship, and managing the
preparations of Chairmanship. Discussions during the workshop included a
focus on carrying out ASEAN’s initiatives in the Roadmap for an ASEAN
Community, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration, and the ASEAN Master
Plan on Connectivity.
“Apart from implementing the Roadmap,
the Chair has a key role to play in promoting ASEAN centrality, and
leads ASEAN as the primary driving force in its relations and
cooperation with external partners in the evolving regional
architecture,” said H.E. U Nyan Lynn, Deputy Secretary-General for the
ASEAN Political-Security Community. ASEAN’s dialogue and cooperation
frameworks include the ASEAN Plus One, the ASEAN Plus Three, the ASEAN
Regional Forum, the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus, and the East
Asia Summit.
The event concluded with discussion on
ways to assist the Government build its capacity as it prepares to take
on the role of ASEAN Chair, and a review of the assistance so far
provided by ASEAN Member States, ASEAN's Dialogue Partners, and other
entities.
“Assumption of the ASEAN Chair in 2014
marks a great opportunity for Myanmar and the region," said U.S.
Ambassador to ASEAN David L. Carden during the opening of the workshop.
"As Myanmar continues to make strides in its internal reform processes
and increases its linkages to the world beyond its borders, it will look
first to its ASEAN neighbours who have consistently offered support and
encouragement. In the coming years I have every confidence Myanmar
will be a leading contributor to ASEAN integration."
The Workshop on the Leadership of ASEAN
in 2014 was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar and
the ASEAN Secretariat in collaboration with the U.S. Government-funded
ASEAN-U.S. Technical Assistance and Training Facility.
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