BALI, Indonesia, Sept 8 -- “Building the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (Asean) Community requires the support from the legislatures in
Asean. Parliamentarians not only carry the voice of the Asean people, but also
help to legislate the laws governing Asean’s norms and goals,” said Deputy
secretary-general for Corporate and Community Affairs Development, Bagas
Hapsoro.
Speaking at a retreat hosted by
the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) to explore cooperation between
the AIPA and the Asean Secretariats this week, Bagas expressed his hopes that
the retreat will provide clearer understanding on respective roles of both
organizations, and identify constructive ways to better engage with each other
and support the Asean Community.
He also emphasized that
engagement between the two Secretariats should be enhanced through a
step-by-step evolutionary manner, starting with better understanding and
identifying platforms of cooperation.
Secretary-General Antonio Cuenco
of AIPA expressed his optimism as he formally opened the retreat.
He said that during the three-day
retreat, the two secretariats would work closely with each other to explore and
find ways and means of achieving common dream of a strong, active, and
prosperous Asean region.
Supporting the retreat are GIZ
Capacity Projects and the Embassy of Germany to Indonesia in Jakarta.
As representative of the German
Embassy, Jessica Engel believes that Asean as a regional organization has a big
future ahead, and thus should be assisted in achieving such future.
Furthermore, Gert Reinberger, Project Coordinator of GIZ, hopes that the
outcomes of the Retreat will open a new chapter on relations between Asean and
AIPA as well as the two Secretariats.
The retreat brought together
delegations from AIPA and Asean Secretariats, AIPA National Delegates and GIZ.
In the opening remarks, Bagas
outlined the respective roles of parliamentarians in regional organisations,
and how these can be the basis for modalities of engagement and cooperation
between Asean and AIPA, to contribute to the Asean community-building process.
Following the opening remarks and
plenary discussion, participants were organized into three working groups with
discussions ranging from commonalities and differences of the two secretariats’
mandates and functions; AIPA-Asean legal issues; to dialogue and consultation
between legislature and executive. The outcomes of the working group sessions
will provide key messages and issues that will be addressed in a round table
discussion the following day. (ASEAN)
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