Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and General Secretary of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee Nguyen Quoc Dung (first from left) at the press conference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has made greatefforts and innovations to fulfill its ASEAN Chairmanship 2020, Deputy Ministerof Foreign Affairs and General Secretary of the National ASEAN 2020 CommitteeNguyen Quoc Dung affirmed on November 15.
Dung told the press after the closing of the 37th ASEAN Summits andRelated Summits, held virtually from November 12-15, that since the beginningof this year when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Vietnam had to change itsset plans for the ASEAN Chairmanship.
The country has proven that nothing is impossiblealthough the pandemic is now the top concern of all countries, the officialsaid.
The 37th Summit and Related Summits wrapped upsuccessfully, he said, noting that Vietnam has completed its set targets as allof its initiatives have been adopted by regional leaders.
According to the deputy minister, other participatingcountries spoke highly of the theme selected for ASEAN this year – “Cohesiveand Responsive ASEAN” that has become a “brand” of the bloc.
Such initiatives like the ASEAN COVID-19 Response Fund,the Regional Reserve of Medical Supplies, and the Centre for Public HealthEmergencies and Emerging Diseases have received the enthusiastic response fromother countries.
Notably, Vietnam’s initiative to focus on fighting thepandemic and supporting people and businesses amidst the disease has beenstrongly supported by the countries.
The deputy minister said the summits took place smoothly interms of organisation, logistics and information.
The regional leaders discussed and agreed on a rangeof drastic and practical measures to boost cooperation to respond to andovercome challenges facing the bloc, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and tomake the ASEAN Community become stronger and truly become a nucleus of theregion with people always put at the centre.
With more than 20 high-level meetings, the leaders adoptedand signed more than 80 documents, a record number in an ASEAN Year so far, Dung added./.
Dung told the press after the closing of the 37th ASEAN Summits andRelated Summits, held virtually from November 12-15, that since the beginningof this year when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Vietnam had to change itsset plans for the ASEAN Chairmanship.
The country has proven that nothing is impossiblealthough the pandemic is now the top concern of all countries, the officialsaid.
The 37th Summit and Related Summits wrapped upsuccessfully, he said, noting that Vietnam has completed its set targets as allof its initiatives have been adopted by regional leaders.
According to the deputy minister, other participatingcountries spoke highly of the theme selected for ASEAN this year – “Cohesiveand Responsive ASEAN” that has become a “brand” of the bloc.
Such initiatives like the ASEAN COVID-19 Response Fund,the Regional Reserve of Medical Supplies, and the Centre for Public HealthEmergencies and Emerging Diseases have received the enthusiastic response fromother countries.
Notably, Vietnam’s initiative to focus on fighting thepandemic and supporting people and businesses amidst the disease has beenstrongly supported by the countries.
The deputy minister said the summits took place smoothly interms of organisation, logistics and information.
The regional leaders discussed and agreed on a rangeof drastic and practical measures to boost cooperation to respond to andovercome challenges facing the bloc, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and tomake the ASEAN Community become stronger and truly become a nucleus of theregion with people always put at the centre.
With more than 20 high-level meetings, the leaders adoptedand signed more than 80 documents, a record number in an ASEAN Year so far, Dung added./.
VNA
