From January 31 to February 2, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son will attend the 3rd Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (IPMF) and the 24th ASEAN-EU Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AEMM) at the invitation of Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borrell, combined with a working visit to Belgium.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. (Photo: Tuan Anh)
The Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (IPMF) is an EU initiative to implement the EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy (December 2021). This IPMF takes place during Belgium's tenure as the rotating EU Presidency for the first half of 2024 and ahead of the European Parliament elections (June 2024). The EU hopes that IPMF-3 will create an important impetus to enhance dialogue and cooperation between the EU and its partners in the region, in the context of the new and volatile situation. It is expected that this will be the largest IPMF organized by the EU with nearly 80 delegations participating, under the chairmanship of the EC Vice President/EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. On January 25, at a regular press conference, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said that at the 24th ASEAN-EU Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AEMM), ASEAN and the EU will review their cooperation relations, discuss measures to enhance cooperation in the coming time, and especially implement the results of the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in 2022 and discuss international and regional issues of mutual concern. "Participating in the 3rd Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum is an opportunity for Vietnam to strongly promote relations with the EU and its member countries, share and learn from international experiences in areas where both sides have strengths and are of mutual interest, contributing to mobilizing resources to realize Vietnam's development goals, including green growth and response to climate change," Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said. The working visit of Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son to Belgium aims to continue implementing the results achieved during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to Belgium in December 2022 as well as promoting bilateral relations. During the working trip, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son is expected to hold talks with the Belgian Foreign Minister as well as attend many other important activities./.
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