Myanmar chairs 72nd Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force meeting

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), U Aung Myo Myint, permanent representative of Myanmar to ASEAN, chaired the 72nd Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force meeting, which was held on 23 March.
The talk discussed signs of progress of implementations of IAI Work Plan IV (2021-2025), and ongoing projects of the Work Plan III implementations were discussed. The IAI Task Force members approved 16 new projects involved in the ongoing project of Work Plan IV that will be assisted by Singapore, Germany, Australia, China, Japan and India. In addition, the talk also discussed matters related to involving the national coordinators from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Viet Nam in output monitoring works for the IAI Work Plan IV and the aid provided by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) for developing strategies framework for Priority Economic Deliverable (PED) of Laos this year.
Permanent representatives for the ASEAN Integration work group, personnel of the IAI and NDG Divisions from the ASEAN Secretariat, representatives of the ASEAN permanent committee, and ERIA attended the meeting online.
It has been more than two decades since the IAI was developed to narrow the development gap between ASEAN countries. The IAI plays a crucial role in building the ASEAN community. — ASH/TMT