JAKARTA—The Permanent Mission of the Philippines to Asean, headed by Ambassador Noel M. Servigon, joined other member-states’ delegates in the first Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) meeting for 2020 under the chairmanship of Vietnam at the Asean Secretariat in Indonesia’s capital on January 9.
Asean Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi also attended the meeting.
The committee tackled a wide range of issues covering the implementation of recommendations on the strengthening of Asean’s institutions and arrangements for upcoming events with dialogue partners. Discussions also set the CPR 2020 work plan, including the identification of specific deliverables in priority areas.
The Jakarta-based CPR is comprised of the 10 permanent representatives and ambassadors of the Asean member-states: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The CPR convenes at least once a month and is supported by a working group composed of the missions’ deputy permanent representatives and other officers. It is the main body tasked to assist the Asean Coordinating Council and conduct the external relations of the regional bloc.
Together with the Asean secretariat, the CPR coordinates all three pillars of the Asean community and endeavors to strengthen the institutions of the body, including its secretariat. DFA
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