Press Release
26-27 June 2023, Jakarta, Indonesia
Myanmar Delegation led by Dr. Wah Wah Maung, Eminent Person (EP) of Myanmar and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations of the Republic of the Union Myanmar attended the 8th Meeting of High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision (HLTF-ACV) which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 26-27 June 2023. Deputy Director-General U Zaw Zaw Soe and an official from the Department of ASEAN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs also joined the meeting.
The Meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani, Eminent Person (EP) of Indonesia and Special Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on Priority Programmes, as the ASEAN Chair and Mr. Dato’ Zainuddin Yahya, Eminent Person (EP) of Malaysia and Former Malaysian Ambassador, as the permanent shepherd Member State and it was attended by around 70 Representatives of Eminent Persons, High Level Representatives and officials from ASEAN Member States and Timor Leste as an Observer, as well as Deputy Secretary-General and officials from the ASEAN Secretariat.
The Meeting adopted the summary of decisions and summary report of the 7th HLTF-ACV Meeting in Belitung and exchanged of views on the development of ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision and its attendant Documents. The Meeting further discussed on the drafting of ASEAN Vision 2045 under the theme of “Resilient, Dynamic, and People-Centred ASEAN”.
Deputy Minister expressed appreciation to Co-chairs and ASEAN Secretariat for developing zero draft ASEAN Vision 2045 and stressed that the ASEAN’s Community Post-2025 Vision should be guided by the Core Elements which was noted by the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits. She also emphasized the importance of the spirit of unity in diversity and togetherness, adhering to the shared principles, purposes, values, and norms enshrined in the ASEAN Charter and other ASEAN instruments which are key ingredients to maintain ASEAN as an international recognized association.
The Meeting agreed to further discuss on the way forward to finalise the draft Vision and timely submit to the upcoming ASEAN Summit which will be held in September 2023.
Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations
Dated, 29 June 2023
