200 senior
officials of Vietnam’s ministries and agencies and representatives of
international organizations attended the ASEAN-OECD seminar on administrative
reforms on November 25.

Photo: VOV

Speaking at the seminar, in the presence of
Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the Office of Government, and Mario
Amano, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD), Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son
emphasized that administrative reforms are one of the top priorities in each
nation’s development policies.

The process requires not only effort from every
member state but also international cooperation, said Son.

The Deputy Minister also highly appreciated
OECD’s role in assisting to its member countries and ASEAN countries with
institutional and administrative reforms, which helps them integrate into the
world and improve their competitiveness.

As ASEAN is expected to be a launch pad for
economic growth in the post-crisis period, the seminar will be a good
opportunity for ASEAN countries and OECD to exchange experiences and ideas, as
well as work out methods for administrative reforms.

During the two-day event, participants will focus
their discussion on effective ways of reforming and improving administrative
procedures.

OECD is about to make public a report on the
outcomes of the implementation of the Master Plan of Vietnam’s Administrative
Procedures Simplification in the fields of state management for the period of
2007-2010.

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