"The aim of the meeting is to enhance cooperation among ASEAN member states in the socio-cultural field," Deputy for Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports to the Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Sugihartatmo said here on Thursday.
The one-day meeting would take place at Borobudur Hotel with Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono as the chairman of the event, he said.
The meeting would bring together socio-cultural ministers from 10 ASEAN member states - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, he said.
He said the outcome of the meeting would be brought to the ASEAN Summit at the Jakarta Convention Hall on May 7 for approval.
All ASEAN socio-culture ministers had confirmed their plan to attend the meeting on Friday, he said.
(T.W004/S012/HAJM)
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