Myanmar hosts 24th ASEAN Cultural Subcommittee Meeting

Myanmar will cooperate with ASEAN countries to launch new cultural projects in the ASEAN region in 2024-2025FY, according to the 24th ASEAN Cultural Subcommittee Meeting.
The country hosted the 24th ASEAN Cultural Subcommittee Meeting for the third time in Yangon yesterday.
It hosted the 4th meeting in 2002 and the 14th meeting in 2013. Being a member of ASEAN, Myanmar pledges to gain the objectives of the founding of the ASEAN community including peace and prosperity together with the ASEAN member countries.
Since the establishment of the ASEAN Committee for Culture and Information in 1978, the enhancement of cooperation in the fields of culture and information has played a key role.
The theme of the 24th ASEAN Cultural Subcommittee Meeting was Honour the ASEAN with Culture. The intention of the meeting was for the interests of the people of ASEAN regions as well as preserving the peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
The meeting focused on completed cultural-related projects, ongoing projects and new projects to be implemented in ASEAN regions in 2024-2025FY.
It was attended by the Union minister, the deputy minister, the Yangon Region social affairs minister, the Yangon mayor, heads of missions from embassies of the ASEAN countries, representatives and invitees. — ASH/KTZH