Vietnam’s chairmanship lauded at high-level meeting of ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center
Vietnam’s 2020 chairmanship was applauded at the 14th meeting of the Steering Committee of the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC), held in Phnom Penh on December 9 in the form of a video conference.
Vu Quang Minh, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia and the Chair of the ARMAC Steering Committee for 2020 (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - Vietnam’s 2020chairmanship was applauded at the 14th meeting of the SteeringCommittee of the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC), held in Phnom Penhon December 9 in the form of a video conference.
Participants praised Vietnam’s initiative in settingup the Friends of ARMAC (FOA) group in boosting the centre’s role and image andmobilising broader support from public-private partners for its activities. Theestablishment was approved at the 13th meeting of the ARMAC Steering Committeeon September 1. The debut of the group, however, was delayed by the pandemic.
FOA has so far been joined by 30 members from foreignembassies in Cambodia, organisations, and universities.
The meeting reviewed reports from the 13th meeting and problems that have arisen since, discussed the debut of FOA, andselected the date and venue for the 15th meeting.
Vietnam handed over the chairmanship to Brunei, withparticipants agreeing to appoint Vietnam and Cambodia as deputy chairs of theARMAC Steering Committee in 2021.
Concluding the meeting, Vu Quang Minh, Vietnamese Ambassadorto Cambodia and the Chair of the ARMAC Steering Committee for 2020, thanked thecommittee’s members and secretariat for helping him fulfil his mission thisyear amid the challenges brought about by COVID-19.
He also expressed his confidence in the performance ofBruneian Ambassador Pengiran Kasmirhan Pengiran Tahir as the Chair of the steeringcommittee next year./.
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Vu Quang Minh, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia and the Chair of the ARMAC Steering Committee for 2020 (Photo: VNA) 
