The 17th Meeting of High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision (17th HLTF-ACV) and the Regional Consultation on Reviewing ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025 and Charting Directions for 2045 were held in Hoi An, Viet Nam from 28th of October to 2nd of November. Myanmar Delegation led by Dr. Wah Wah Maung, Eminent Person of Myanmar for the HLTF-ACV and Deputy Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, Senior leaders of the ASEAN Member States; High-Level Representatives; Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Political and Security Community, and representatives of ASEAN Secretariat Office attended the meeting.
- The 17th HLTF-ACV Meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Chatoulong Bouasisavath, Eminent Person (EP) of Lao PDR as the ASEAN Chair and Mr. Dato’ Zainuddin Yahya, Eminent Person (EP) of Malaysia, as the permanent shepherd Member State;
- At the Meeting, the HLTF-ACV had an interface with the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) and the Centre for Strategic Studies and International Relations Development (CSSD). The respective stakeholders have updated their works and contributions to the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, and provided their recommendations.
- At the Regional Consultation on Reviewing ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025 and Charting Directions for 2045, the participants exchanged view on Strategic Plans of ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC), ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) and ASEAN Connectivity, ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025, progress in crafting respective strategic plans and close cooperation between sectoral organizations under three pillars on all-round matters.
- A coordination meeting on drafting strategic plan for ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC) by High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision was held. Remaining areas requiring further discussion were coordinated, achieving a completion of 92.9 percent.
Among the successful outcomes of the Meeting, the third reading and discussion of the ASEAN Political and Security Community Strategic Plan for the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 was conducted. Among the successful outcomes of the Meeting, the 17th HLTF-ACV agreed to continue to discuss the APSC Strategic Plan at the upcoming 18th and 19th HLTF-ACV meetings with a goal to finalize it together with other Strategic Plans as well as all Strategic Plans to be adopted at the 46th ASEAN Summit which will be hosted by Malaysia in 2025, it is reported.
Source: GNLM (3-11-2024)
- At the meetings, the HLTF-ACV also had a candid discussion on Strategic Plans of ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC), ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) and ASEAN Connectivity, ASEAN Community Blueprints 2025, progress in crafting respective strategic plans and close cooperation between sectoral organizations under three pillars on all-round matters.