(7-6-2022, Nay Pyi Taw)
U Chan Aye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) which was held on 7 June 2022 via video conferencing from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw.
The meeting was chaired by H.E. EAT Sophea, Secretary of State and, ASEAN SOM Leader of Cambodia and was attended by the ASEAN Senior Officials and representatives from ASEAN Member States as well as Deputy Secretary General for ASEAN Political and Security Community of the ASEAN Secretariat.
The Meeting exchanged views and discussed matters pertaining to the updates on Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship Deliverables, ASEAN Community Building, accession to Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, developments of ASEAN Dialogue Relations, Preparation for 55th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and its related meetings and application for Sectoral Dialogue Partnership.
At the meeting, U Chan Aye, Myanmar SOM Leader and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, explained Myanmar’s position on the modalities of the signing of the Legal instruments including the TAC and he suggested ASEAN to decide this matter in accordance with the provisions and basic principles of the ASEAN Charter as well as International Law. In the capacity of country coordinator of ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations, he also informed the developments on ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations.