Vietnam has proactively and effectively supported Laos' efforts as the country is undertaking the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2024, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam has said.
President To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 30 for Ambassadors and Chargé d'Affaires of ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste, who came to extend their congratulations on his election as the Vietnamese State leader.
Ceremonies to mark the 56th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8, 1967 - 2023) were held in Venezuela and the Czech Republic on August 8.
President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 17 for ASEAN ambassadors who came to congratulate him on being elected as the Vietnamese State leader.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen emphasised the importance of maintaining ASEAN’s central role and intra-bloc solidarity during his speech at the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting on April 24 at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia.
An informal meeting of foreign ministers of 10 ASEAN member states ended on March 2 with the release of a Chair's Statement. The following is the full text of the document:
A special session of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) took place in the central city of Da Nang on March 4 to discuss orientations for building ASEAN Vision after 2025.
Delegates to the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-52) in Bangkok on July 31 discussed the building of the ASEAN Community and foreign relations, and reviewed preparations for year-end summits, as well as exchanged ideas on international and regional issues of common concern.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, who is head of the country’s SOM ASEAN, led a Vietnamese delegation to the Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) of the bloc and ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting in Bangkok from May 28-29.
As the host of the 2018 World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN 2018), Vietnam has the responsibility to work with the WEF and ASEAN to discuss important issues and plans for the development of ASEAN member countries amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The Prime Ministers of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) have reaffirmed their commitment to further deepening comprehensive cooperation among the three countries and building integrated, sustainable and prosperous CLV economies, an indispensable part of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.
The 30th ASEAN Summit will take place in Manila, the Philippines, on April 28 and 29, with the attendance of leaders from 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Lao Permanent Representative to ASEAN handed over the chairmanship of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) next year to his Philippine counterpart on December 1.
Vietnam fully backs ASEAN’s cooperation priorities in 2016 initiated by Laos as this year’s ASEAN Chair, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh appreciated Japan’s significant support to the association over a couple of years, especially in the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).
Vietnam will do its utmost for the success of the 27th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, which are of great significance for ASEAN as the official formation of the ASEAN Community is nearing.
The 27th ASEAN Summit will officially kick off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 21, with a schedule for adopting the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on setting up the ASEAN Community.
