(from ASEAN.org)
VIENTIANE, 26 October 2016 – “The fruits of ASEAN regional integration have to be shared and enjoyed by all, including the rural poor, the vulnerable and underprivileged,” stated Dr AKP Mochtan, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs. He emphasised this in his keynote address at the 10th General Assembly of the Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) held on 24-26 October in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Further, DSG Mochtan said that “the bulk of the ASEAN population resides in rural areas, where our staple food is produced and where the very fabric of the society comes from and is woven of.”
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