Vietnam represented at ASEAN meetings on environment in Indonesia

The delegation is led by Le Ngoc Tuan, Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and Chief of the Vietnam ASEAN Office.

The annual chain of meetings are attended by senior officials of ASEAN member countries, partners, the ASEAN Secretariat, and international organizations.

Apart from the 34th ASOEN meeting, the events also include the 17th ASEAN - Japan Dialogue on Environment, the 3rd ASEAN - Republic of Korea Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change, the 5th ASEAN - EU High-Level Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change, the ASEAN - US Senior Officials’ Meeting on environment and climate change, and the 20th meeting of ASEAN Plus Three senior officials on environment.

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity coordinated with host Indonesia and the ASEAN Secretariat to hold a number of meetings. A consultation was also held to consider the final draft ASEAN declaration on climate change. The draft will be submitted to the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment and the ASEAN Summit for approval before the declaration is proposed to the forthcoming 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).

The Vietnamese delegation’s contributions to the meetings received plaudits from other ASEAN member states, the MoNRE said.