A plenary meeting of ASEAN Economic Community Council Ministers and ASEAN Energy Ministers, Transport Ministers and Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry was hosted by Cambodia, the alternate chairman, on the afternoon of 9 November.
Union Minister U Tin Htut Oo of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Deputy Minister Dr Aung Gyi and the Myanmar delegation participated in the meeting virtually, along with the ASEAN Economic Community Council Ministers, the ASEAN Ministers on Energy, the ASEAN Transport Ministers and the ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry from 10 ASEAN member countries.
The initial activities and main activities to be carried out sector-wise in the strategy for reducing Carbon emissions in the ASEAN region, the inputs supported by the government including the use of natural fertilizers and soil improvement methods for the rehabilitation of small-scale farmers affected by COVID-19, the status of maintaining agricultural land for agricultural activities, the situations of enhancing 275,000 hectares of agricultural land with less than 10-per-cent canopy and the conditions under which Myanmar will be able to reduce 10.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from 2021 through 2030 were discussed at the meeting.
It is reported that the announcement of the meeting was approved afterwards. — MNA
