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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.
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Source: NDO
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