Optimizing Myanmar’s Role in ASEAN: MOFA organizes a two-day workshop

A workshop on “Optimizing Myanmar’s role in ASEAN” is conducted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 9th and 10th January. Deputy Minister U KoKoKyaw delivered an opening remarks highlighting Myanmar’s active participation in regional, sub-regional and international organizations, including the United Nations, ASEAN, BIMSTEC and Mekong Sub-regional Organizations, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in accordance with Myanmar’s independent, active and non-aligned foreign policy.

He further emphasized the importance of mutually beneficial cooperation of the bilateral, regional and multilateral platforms through the intensified efforts fostering vigorous foreign relations in order to advance national political, economic, and social objectives of the country. He encouraged all participants from relevant ministries to identify priority areas in order to optimize Myanmar’s cooperation in ASEAN by consolidating network among relevant bodies so that the national priorities and action plans to be synchronized with ASEAN-led mechanisms.

In the senior-level segment of workshop, Deputy Minister U Ko Ko Kyaw, Deputy Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Dr. WahWahMaung and senior officials from the respective ministries of the three ASEAN Community Pillars shared their views on Myanmar’s cooperation with ASEAN and encouraged the line ministries to analyze the national projects be aligned with the ASEAN frameworks and to ensure national priorities effectively complete works in ASEAN.

They also highlighted Myanmar’s constructive contribution in crafting the ASEAN Community Vision (ACV) 2045 and urged the relevant ministries to closely coordinate for the successful realization of the national priorities while implementing the Strategic Plans of the ACV 2045.