Chinese, ASEAN high-level cultural officials meet in Brunei

The 3rd meeting of China-ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts (AMCA+China) and the 7th meeting of cultural ministers of ASEAN and its dialogue partners China, Japan, and South Korea (AMCA+3) were held here at Brunei's Prime Minister's Office on Thursday.

Ding Wei, Chinese vice cultural minister, attended the meetings along with high-ranking officials from China's Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions. Initiatives including deepening regional culture cooperations were discussed in the meetings.

During the 3rd AMCA+China meeting, Ding and relevant officials from ten ASEAN member countries exchanged views over the joint implementation of the five-year Plan of Action on China-ASEAN Cultural Cooperation, joining hands to enrich, enhance and update China-ASEAN Cultural Forum, and working together to deepen regional and sub-regional cultural cooperation featuring flagship cultural events. A wide range of consensus was reached during the meeting.

During the 7th AMCA+3 meeting, participants discussed topics including encouraging and supporting city level dialogue and collaboration between East Asia City of Culture and ASEAN City of Culture, intensifying cooperation and development on human resources across cultural fields under ASEAN plus Three (10+3) framework, exploring new fronts for 10+3 cooperation in specialized areas and pursuing tangible results.

Participants agreed to work together to bring 10+3 cultural cooperation to new highs and new dimensions and make more contributions to safeguard the peace, stability and development in the region.

They also expressed condolences to Myanmar in the meeting for the casualties and property losses including cultural heritage damage in Wednesday's earthquake and vowed to provide necessary support and assistance to its post-disaster reconstruction. Endit