The Network of East Asian Think-Tanks (NEAT) organized the 36th NEAT Country Coordinators’ meeting (36thNEAT CCM)virtually via Zoom in Vientiane, Lao PDR on Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 08:00 am -12:30 pm (GMT+7), under the chairmanship of the Institute of Foreign Affairs of Laos (NEAT-Laos).

 

His ExcellencyThongphane SAVANPHET ,Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR attended and delivered a keynote speech at the inaugural session of the 36thNEAT CCM. The meeting was moderated by Amb. Mai SAYAVONGS, Former Ambassador of Lao PDR to USA, Director General of the Institute of Foreign Affairs. The meeting was attended by NEAT country coordinators together with their delegations, namely Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Philippine, Singapore, Thailand,  Vietnam and Myanmar.

 

The meeting recapped the outcomes of NEAT activities in 2022 including the six Working Groups (WG) under the following themes:  “Digital Transformation as a New Driver for Socio-Economic  Development” on 7 June 2022, WG on “Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Socio-Economic Recovery and Growth in the midst of the Pandemic” on 9 June 2022, WG on “Deepening APT Third-Party Market” on 23 June 2022, WG on “Strategic Communication Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: APT Experiences, Best Practices and Way forward” on 12 July 2022,  WG on “Sustainable Development Goals and East Asian Cooperation” on 21 July 2022,  and WG on “Toward Carbon Neutrality in East Asia” on 23 July 2022, hosted by NEAT-Vietnam, NEAT-Laos, NEAT-China, NEAT-Philippines, NEAT-Korea and NEAT-Japan respectively.

 

In addition, all NEAT Country Coordinators and their delegations thoroughly reviewed and adopted NEAT Memorandum No. 19, which is the major outcome of NEAT activities 2022.  The NEAT Memorandum No.19 offers critical recomendations in various areas for the ASEAN Plus Three  leaders’ consideration.