Philippines: ASEAN foreign ministers to meet in Boracay
A retreat meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers under the Philippine chairmanship this year is scheduled to be held in Boracay on February 21.
President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte. (Source: iWeb.ph)
Boracay (VNA) – A retreat meeting ofthe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers under thePhilippine chairmanship this year is scheduled to be held in Boracay onFebruary 21.
Participants will discuss the six contents proposedby the Philippines for the ASEAN 2017, including building people-centred ASEAN;promoting regional peace and stability; reinforcing maritime security andcooperation; advancing inclusive, innovation-led growth; strengthening ASEANresiliency and promoting ASEAN as a model of regionalism and as a globalplayer.
The Philippine Government affirmed that thecountry will continue contributing to the bloc’s and the region’s developmentas it takes the chairmanship role in 2017, the year marking the 50thanniversary of the bloc.
The Philippines proposes the theme “Partneringfor Change, Engaging the World” for the ASEAN 2017.
With priorities given to people, the countryhopes that the bloc’s member nations will facilitate their 626 million people’swell-being, considering this the key to promoting community connectivity in acomprehensive and practical manner in the three the pillars of security –politics, economics, and culture – society, thus contributing to the regionalpeace, stability and prosperity. - VNA
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President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte. (Source: iWeb.ph) 
