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SINGAPORE: Singapore has hosted the 6th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty (SOMRDPE), and the grouping's first "SOMRDPE + 3" meeting with China, Japan and Korea.
The 6th SOMRDPE meeting was opened on Monday by Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, who stressed that narrowing the development gap in the region is important to ASEAN's integration.
The meeting, held on October 13 to 14, reviewed and discussed activities by member countries aimed at eradicating poverty.
On the "SOMRDPE + 3" level, the countries on Wednesday discussed joint projects which could be taken further, addressing issues such as poverty among socially vulnerable groups.
The meeting will be held at the ministerial level in Hanoi next year, while the 7th senior officials meeting is scheduled for 2010 in Thailand, followed immediately by the second "SOMRDPE + 3" meeting with China, Japan and Korea.
- CNA/so
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