The CPR, ASEAN-Secretary General and the Deputy Secretaries-General of ASEAN join hands in the “ASEAN” way to kick off 2020

(Photo: ASEAN Secretariat)

9 January 2020 – The Permanent Mission of the Philippines to ASEAN, headed by Ambassador Noel Servigon, joined other ASEAN Member States in the first Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) meeting of 2020 under the Chairmanship of Viet Nam at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. The meeting was also attended by the ASEAN Secretary-General, H.E. Dato Lim Jock Hoi.

The Committee tackled a wide array of issues covering the implementation of recommendations on the strengthening of ASEAN’s institutions and arrangements for upcoming events with ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners. Discussions also set the CPR 2020 work plan, including identifying specific deliverables in priority areas.

The Jakarta-based CPR is comprised of the ten (10) Permanent Representatives/Ambassadors of the Member States to ASEAN: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.

(L-seated) Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN, H.E. Noel Servigon with his team (Photo: ASEAN Secretariat)

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 ASEAN body tasked to assist the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC), conduct the external relations of ASEAN, and, together with the ASEAN Secretariat, coordinate all three pillars of the ASEAN Community and endeavor to strengthen the institutions of ASEAN, including the ASEAN Secretariat. END