According to the agenda of the 21st ASEAN Economic Com­munity Council meeting, which Cambodia is hosting as a rotat­ing host, a Plenary Meeting of ASEAN Economic Community Council Ministers and ASEAN Energy Ministers, Ministers of Transport, Agriculture and Forestry Ministers was held in virtual format yesterday.

 

Union Minister for Trans­port and Communications Ad­miral Tin Aung San attended the virtual event.

 

ASEAN Energy Ministers, Ministers of Transport, Minis­ters of Agriculture and Forest­ry and the Secretary General of ASEAN discussed plans to develop a strategy for ASEAN carbon reduction, sectoral co­operation, and assignment and work guidelines.

 

Union Minister Admiral Tin Aung San said that Myanmar’s transport sector development is being implemented in line with the long-term National Trans­port Master Plan.

 

Establishing Myanmar’s climate change policy and mas­ter strategy to meet the United Nations Millennium Develop­ment Goals was also discussed.

 

Following the strategies, a national implementation plan for environmental protection of the transport sector is devel­oped and carbon reduction in transport methods is discussed.

 

The need for sectoral as­signment and collaboration on strategic planning, Greenhouse Gas emissions data collection and evaluations recommend, and human resource develop­ment needs were also deliber­ated.

 

Economic ministers from ASEAN member countries, Min­isters of Agriculture and For­estry, Ministers of Transport, Deputy Minister U Aung Kyaw Tun and officials attended the virtual meeting. — MNA