Summit will designate 2019 as ‘Year of Asean Cultures’

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Summit will designate 2019 as ‘Year of Asean Cultures’

By The Nation

 

 

Minister of Culture Veera Rojpojchanarat revealed on Wednesday that his ministry had drafted a Leaders’ Statement on Asean Cultural Year 2019 for adoption during the Asean summit in Bangkok this weekend.

 

The essence of the statement is designating the 2019 as the Year of Asean Cultures. The Asean heads of government will cooperate to encourage their communities to share cultures, respect differences and promote human security.

 

Many activities have been provided under the concepts of Variety, Creativity, and Sustainability in order to promote Asean’s cultures as well as sustainable cultural tourism to the international community and to drive innovative economics development, he said.

 

 

The great performance arts of each nation in Asean will be showcased and cooperation will be boosted between the Asean Cultural Centre in Bangkok and the Asean partners’ Culture Houses. Also, an Asean Popular Street Food Exhibition will be held to round out the cultural programme during the June 20-23 summit.

 

Veera said Thailand as the host had also prepared gifts and performances for all of the leaders and their spouses. The gifts comprise a portrait of them and a garland for the couple, set in a silk box with the Asean summit logo on top.

 

A gala-dinner performance for the delegates will be divided into two parts. There will be singing the “Asean Way”, and two new songs, “Advancing Together as One” and “Asean Will Go Far”, he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30371381

 

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2 hours ago, webfact said:

There will be singing the “Asean Way”, and two new songs, “Advancing Together as One” and “Asean Will Go Far”, 

So a bit like the rounds of "One song to the tune of another" from BBC Radio 4's antidote to panel games " I'm sorry I haven't a clue"?

 

If you aren't familiar with the reference, Google it - it really is one of the funniest things on radio!

 

Meanwhile - "The Year of ASEAN cultures", a last hurrah for the manufacturers of polyester traditional costumes - they may have a lot of stock to get rid off!

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“Advancing together as one”hahaha yes sure!
Fake smiles all over they trust each other as much as the hen a fox.

Outdated hard borders all over, no free trade between them - each of them trying to take advantage of the other! Great association!

So will they highlight that part of ASEAN “culture” that are the actual traits that they all seem to have in common? Namely corruption, greed, criminal wannabe dictators in charge with human rights and environmental records that makes one want to throw up just by thinking about it!

Bunch of greedy nations craving for recognition united only by their worship for money while contributing nothing of real value to the international community. Trying to mask their appalling records with “cultural” displays to avoid the real issues being tabled while wasting our tax money.

ASEAN will go far yes - just always at least 20 years behind the civilized world!



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