Vietnam shines at ASEAN Summits, strengthens regional ties: Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has highlighted the outcomes of the freshly-ended ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos from October 8-11, the Vietnamese delegation’s contributions and bilateral engagements with countries and partners.
Delegates at the 44th ASEAN Summit in Laos (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has highlighted the outcomes of the freshly-ended ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos from October 8-11, the Vietnamese de🌠legation’s contributions and bilateral engagements with coꦡuntries and partners.
Themed "ASEAN: Promoting Connectivity and Resilience", the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings featured nearly 20 activities, brought together more than 30 leaders from ASEAN countries and partners, more than 2,000 delegates, resulting in the adoption of nearly 90 documents. About 1,000 reporters came to cover the regional event.
Son said the events had ignited a spirit of resilience, unlocked connectivity potential in new and promising areas and awakened aspirations for the future.
Key achievements included the adoption of the ASEAN Vision Statement on the Indo-Pacific, aimed at establishing a regional framework with ASEAN at its centre. Leaders also issued declarations on enhancing supply chain connectivity, sustainable agriculture, climate change response, and biodiversity.
New cooperation areas, such as the digital economy, digital transformation, green transition, and renewable energy, were highlighted in the vision statement strategies. These initiatives demonstrate ASEAN's proactivity, dynamism and vitality, while also providing a foundation for partners to strengthen ties with the region.
Throughout the four-day summits, PM Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation engaged in over 60 bilateral and multilateral activities.
PM Chinh's speeches opened up new mindsets, approaches and development ideas, stressing the need for resilience at all levels, strategic connectivity across all dimensions, and readiness for ASEAN's new development phase.
In bilateral meetings with high-ranking Lao leaders, PM Chinh reiterated Vietnam's commitment to its great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos.
Both sides agreed to continue strengthening cooperation and effective connectivity in various fields, including transportation infrastructure, trade-investment, hi-tech agriculture, food security, quality human resources training, tourism, people-to-people exchange, digital transformation, green transition, circular economy, preservation and protection of relic sites that symbolise the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity.
The Vietnamese PM praised Laos' role as ASEAN Chair 2024, affirming Vietnam's readiness to enhance coordination with Laos and other countries to ensure the success of the summits, thereby contributing to Laos' prestige and ASEAN's solidarity and consensus.
PM Pham Minh Chinh attends 19th East Asia Summit (Photo: VNA)
Meetings with Lao and Cambodian counterparts focused on enhancing trilateral cooperation to meet practical needs and development requirements of a new era.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese leader had meetings with all senior leaders of participating countries and international organisations, during they underscored their strong relationships with Vietnam and its growing stature on the international stage.
PM Chinh and the leaders also discussed the implementation of agreements and explored new collaboration fields, such as digital transformation, green transition, circular economy, semiconductor, and artificial intelligence (AI), creating opportunities for deeper, more effective and substantive collaboration between Vietnam and other nations.
Besides, leaders of Vietnamese ministries and agencies also met with their Lao counterparts and those from other countries to discuss specific measures to enhance cooperation in their respective fields.
The successful summits and bilateral engagements underscored Vietnam's proactive, positive, and responsible image, bolstering its relations with partners and contributing to ASEAN's solidarity and consensus, Son said./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, leading a high-level delegation of Vietnam, participated in the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) and 14th ASEAN-United Nations Summit in Vientiane on October 11 – the final day of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related events.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other ASEAN leaders attended the closing ceremony of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos on October 11, which was marked by the handover of the ASEAN Chairmanship from Laos to Malaysia.
The ASEAN Plus Three countries - 10 ASEAN member states, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea - shared their experience in digital transformation in the civil service sector at an online international workshop held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs on October 11.
Known as the “four pillars for Vietnam’s ascend”, the Pobiburo's Resolutions 57, 59, 66, and 68 focus on cultivating a robust national entrepreneurial spirit, unlocking resources for innovation across society, and accelerating the development of digital economy, knowledge-based economy, green economy, and circular economy, propelling Vietnam forward rapidly and firmly on the path of modernisation and international integration.
Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang cleared up deputies' concern regarding how to spur socio-economic growth, renew traditional growth motives and establish new momentum for development.
Vietnam proposed several priorities: narrowing the digital divide, strengthening women’s leadership in the digital economy and AI governance, and mobilising sustainable financing for gender equality initiatives in line with each country’s national priorities and context. Vietnam also advocated for genuine women’s participation and leadership across all areas of public life.
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
Highlighting the transformative potential of the draft law in revitalising Vietnam’s railway industry, Hoang Van Cuong, a deputy of Hanoi, expressed his support for Article 39, which empowers the Prime Minister to issue a list of railway-related goods and services to be assigned or ordered from domestic enterprises for production.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hoan, formerly Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with a case involving the Hoang Long Construction and Manpower Supply JSC and related units.
Chairing a national conference on the organisation of the examination on June 18, the PM highlighted the historical significance of the examination, as the restructuring of provincial-level administrative units is underway and the two-tier local administration model is set to officially begin operations on July 1.
Right on the same day, the ministry issued its highest-level travel warning, urging Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Israel or Iran, and advised those already in these countries to swiftly consider evacuation or relocation plans.
From the struggles against colonialists and imperialists to the period of Doi moi (renewal) and international integration, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always played a pioneering role on the ideological and cultural front, he said.
The Party leader's working session with the standing boards of the Party Committees of HCM City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Duong, the VNA General Director's remarks on the occasion of the 19th OANA General Assembly, the launch of new NIC - Google initiatives aimed at bolstering AI entrepreneurship and digital literacy in Vietnam are among news highlights June 18.
Vietnam and Indonesia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in combating terrorism as it remains a threat to peace, security, and stability across their respective nations, the broader region, and the international community.
The Vietnamese representative also emphasised the shared responsibility of relevant parties to build trust, enhance cooperation, and jointly manage the risks of conflict, thus safeguarding long-term peace and stability in the East Sea.
The National Assembly on June 18 passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, with 408 out of 420 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 85.36% of the total.
The Party leader asked the new HCM City to embrace a multi-centre and integrated urban ecosystem where each development pole functions as a link complementary to and intelligently connected with each other in a harmonious whole.
The resolutions issued by the PM as well as ministries and ministry-level agencies reassign responsibility for 346 administrative procedures - 18 from district to provincial levels, 278 to commune level, and 50 eliminated.
Legislators are due to pass several amended laws, including the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy, and the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality.
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