Hanoi hosts ASEAN meeting on culture and information
The 47th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (ASEAN-COCI), an annual event that evaluates and ratifies all co-operative projects in the domain, officially opened in Hanoi on December 12.
The three-day meeting, with the participation of ASEAN members and dialogue countries, will review the effectiveness of on-going projects and approve new co-operative projects proposed by ASEAN nations.
Nguyen Van Tinh, Chairman of the National ASEAN-COCI, said that before the meeting started, the ASEAN-COCI Sub-committee on Culture had finalised a draft plan for co-operation in culture and arts with China, as well as a cultural flagship project with Brunei and Malaysia in three years (2013-2015).
He said the meeting will provide a good opportunity for Vietnam to show the ASEAN community that it is capable of assuming the role of ASEAN Secretary General in the 2013-2017 term.
The ASEAN-COCI, established in 1978, has held its meetings in Vietnam twice.