Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN Meets in Clark, Kicks Off ASEAN Summit
09 November 2017 MANILA — The Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) will meet tomorrow in Clark, Pampanga, starting a series of official meetings that will culminate with the 31th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits on 13-14 November 2017 in Manila.
The CPR, which facilitates ASEAN cooperation with Dialogue Partners and other external parties, is expected to discuss some outcome documents for adoption by the 20th ASEAN-China Summit, 5th ASEAN-United States Summit, 20th ASEAN Plus Three Summit and 12th East Asia Summit (EAS).
The CPR is also set to finalize its recommendations, including the annual operational budget of the ASEAN Secretariat, which will be submitted to the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) for approval on 12 November. ACC is composed of the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN.
The CPR is composed of the Ambassadors to ASEAN of all 10 ASEAN Member States namely, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The current chair is Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN based in Jakarta, the CPR also supports the work of the ASEAN Community Councils and ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies, coordinates with ASEAN National Secretariats, liaises with the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat on all subjects relevant to its work, and approves ASEAN-related projects. END