General Secretary of ASEAN Le Luong Minh, Deputy Prime Minister Government Vu Duc Dam, diplomatic representatives of ASEAN countries, and agencies of local and international press attended the event.
Launched in Indonesia in 1975, the CAJ had its humble beginning with five founding members of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. It has so far grouped seven official country members, three affiliate members and five observers outside the region. The Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) joined the organisation since 1995.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, President of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Thuan Huu who has recently been elected as CAJ President, said ASEAN press has become a cultural bridge for member states to get closer.
He added as the ASEAN Community is to arrive at the end of this year, the CAJ is responsible for building an ASEAN entity closely intertwined in the political-security, economic and socio-cultural pillars.
Making his speech at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Vu Duc Dam hailed the upcoming birth of the ASEAN Community slated for later this year.
He urged ASEAN media, press organisations and journalists to be in the vanguard of steering public opinions towards fine values for the sake of regional and global prosperity.
The Deputy PM stressed the role and responsibility of the CAJ and ASEAN press in strengthening mutual understanding and cooperation between nations as well as holding up justice in settling disputes by peaceful means and in accordance with international law.
Deputy PM Dam believed that the outcomes of meetings between journalists at the ceremony and the 18th General Assembly of the CAJ would lay out specific action plans for the CAJ and journalists’ association in each country.
In the same day, at the CAJ’s 18th General Assembly chaired by the VJA in Hanoi, the VJA assumed the position of President and Secretary General of the CAJ for the 2015 – 2017 tenure.
VJA Chairman Thuan Huu will serve as the CAJ President while VJA Vice Chairman Ho Quang Loi is the Secretary General.
The CAJ’s 18th General Assembly approved the action plan for the 2015 – 2017 term, during which the confederation will tighten the solidarity and connectivity among journalists and press organisations in the ASEAN Community, boost journalist training and experience sharing, and raising the CAJ’s role in the region and the world.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam make a speech at the ceremony.
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Speaking at the opening ceremony, President of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Thuan Huu who has recently been elected as CAJ President, said ASEAN press has become a cultural bridge for member states to get closer.
He added as the ASEAN Community is to arrive at the end of this year, the CAJ is responsible for building an ASEAN entity closely intertwined in the political-security, economic and socio-cultural pillars.
Making his speech at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Vu Duc Dam hailed the upcoming birth of the ASEAN Community slated for later this year.
He urged ASEAN media, press organisations and journalists to be in the vanguard of steering public opinions towards fine values for the sake of regional and global prosperity.
The Deputy PM stressed the role and responsibility of the CAJ and ASEAN press in strengthening mutual understanding and cooperation between nations as well as holding up justice in settling disputes by peaceful means and in accordance with international law.
Deputy PM Dam believed that the outcomes of meetings between journalists at the ceremony and the 18th General Assembly of the CAJ would lay out specific action plans for the CAJ and journalists’ association in each country.
In the same day, at the CAJ’s 18th General Assembly chaired by the VJA in Hanoi, the VJA assumed the position of President and Secretary General of the CAJ for the 2015 – 2017 tenure.
VJA Chairman Thuan Huu will serve as the CAJ President while VJA Vice Chairman Ho Quang Loi is the Secretary General.
The CAJ’s 18th General Assembly approved the action plan for the 2015 – 2017 term, during which the confederation will tighten the solidarity and connectivity among journalists and press organisations in the ASEAN Community, boost journalist training and experience sharing, and raising the CAJ’s role in the region and the world.
