ASEAN member countries discuss strengthening connectivity
The First Meeting of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) for 2023 was held on February 21 with a discussion on ASEAN Connectivity, particularly the implementation of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025.
The First Meeting of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) for 2023 was held on February 21. (Photo: asean.org)
Jakarta (VNA) – The First Meeting of the ASEANConnectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) for 2023 was held on February 21 with adiscussion on ASEAN Connectivity, particularly the implementation of theMaster Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025.
At the meeting, Ambassador Derry Aman🐓, Permanent Representativeof Indonesia to ASEAN and Chair of the ACCC for 2023,appreciated Cambodia’s successful chairmanship in 2022, and affirmedIndonesia’s commitment to the ASEAN Community building efforts, especially onASEAN Connectivity.
He shared the three Pillars of Indonesia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN2023, including ASEAN Matters, Epicentrum of Growth, and Mainstreaming the ASEANOutlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).
The official also conveyed Indonesia’s🦂 priorities in th🐻e areas of food andenergy security, regional health architecture, and financial stability, as wellas the Flagship Events of the ASEAN-Indo Pacific Forum on Youth, CreativeEconomy, Infrastructure and Business and Investment Summit.
He further underscored the importance of connectivity as one ofthe priority areas under the AOIP, and also stated that implementing the MasterPlan of ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) is part of the Epicentrum of Growth.
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn reaffirmed theASEAN Secretariat’s support for the work of the ACCC and underscored severalkey messages to strengthen ASEAN Connectivity cooperation: translating regionalinitiatives to the national level; deepening and broadening engagement withexternal partners; leveraging synergies between MPAC 2025, AOIP, and otherconnectivity initiatives led by external partners; and engaging the broaderstakeholders, including the private sector, in a whole-of-community approach.
Participants discussed Indonesia’s prioritieson connectivity as ACCC Chair for 2023, and reviewed the implement🙈ation statusof initiatives and projects under MPAC 2025./.
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The First Meeting of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) for 2023 was held on February 21. (Photo: asean.org) 
