On February 13, in Hanoi, Director of the Press and Information Department Pham Thu Hang and Acting Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy Trinh Minh Manh chaired the press conference of the ASEAN Future Forum 2025 - AFF 2025.
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| ASEAN: Director of the Press and Information Department Pham Thu Hang and Acting Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy Trinh Minh Manh chaired the press conference of the ASEAN Future Forum 2025 - AFF 2025. (Photo: Anh Son) |
The ASEAN Future Forum 2025, chaired by the Diplomatic Academy (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), will be held on February 25-26 in Hanoi with the theme "Building a united, inclusive and resilient ASEAN in a volatile world".
The ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) is an initiative announced by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the 43rd ASEAN Summit (Jakarta, Indonesia, September 2023).
This is Vietnam's first large-scale 1.5-channel multilateral initiative to create a forum for leaders, experts, researchers, businesses and other partners to exchange, discuss and propose new ideas and initiatives to contribute to shaping the future development of ASEAN and promoting cooperation between ASEAN and its partners.
Speaking to the press, Acting Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy Trinh Minh Manh said that the Forum, held for the first time in April 2024, was a great success, attracting the attention, response and widespread support of ASEAN countries and the international community.
The ASEAN Future Forum 2025 is held at a special time: the 80th anniversary of the founding of modern Vietnam, marking the 30th anniversary of Vietnam's accession to ASEAN, the 10th anniversary of the formation of the ASEAN Community, and also the year ASEAN will adopt the ASEAN Community Vision 2045.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to chair and deliver a speech at the Forum. To date, the Forum has had over 500 delegates registered to attend in person, including senior leaders of ASEAN countries and partners; leading regional and international experts and scholars; Ambassadors, senior officials of ASEAN countries and partners, international organizations; representatives of businesses, localities and a large number of domestic and international reporters.
The ASEAN Future Forum 2025 is scheduled to take place over two days with five official plenary sessions and many important pre-Forum activities and sideline activities.
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| Acting Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy Trinh Minh Manh speaks at the press conference. (Photo: Anh Son) |
On the morning of the first day (February 25) at the Diplomatic Academy, pre-events took place, including a photo exhibition “Vietnam’s 30-year journey to join ASEAN” and parallel thematic talks on “Women, Peace and Security: Digital transformation for sustainable peace”, “Promoting smart agriculture for regional food security”...
On the afternoon of February 25, at the Melia Hanoi Hotel, the Forum officially began with the Opening Session with the participation and speech of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, followed by two plenary sessions discussing “Major trends affecting ASEAN and the world to 2035” and “Strengthening ASEAN’s fundamental principles to respond to future challenges”. The first working day ended with a Gala Dinner.
On the second day (February 26), there will be four plenary sessions, including a High-level Plenary Session with the participation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and senior leaders of several ASEAN countries and partners, followed by plenary sessions on "Sub-regional cooperation towards promoting self-reliance and sustainable development", "Governance of emerging technologies to ensure comprehensive security" and "ASEAN's role in connecting and promoting peace in a fragmented world", interspersed with a working lunch session on "ASEAN embracing the future: Mastering emerging technologies" and ending with the Closing Session.
The ASEAN Future Forum 2025 will be one of the largest multilateral events hosted by Vietnam in 2025. The forum once again demonstrates Vietnam's proactive and positive contributions as well as its desire to promote its leading and core role in regional and global cooperation.
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| Delegates attending the press conference. (Photo: Anh Son) |
Regarding preparations, Acting Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies Trinh Minh Manh said that the Diplomatic Academy is closely coordinating with ministries, branches and units under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urgently complete preparations for the Forum.
Up to now, preparations for content, logistics, and information and propaganda have been carried out on schedule. The new point of this year's AFF is that the Organizing Committee has actively and proactively applied technology, digitized the event preparation process (registration system, QR code scanning, etc.)
Regarding delegates and guests, up to now, the Organizing Committee has received confirmation of attendance from many delegates who are senior leaders of ASEAN countries and partners (Prime Minister of Malaysia, President of Timor Leste, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia, etc.); prestigious experts and scholars from the region and internationally; representatives of typical enterprises from Vietnam and internationally.
During the preparation for the Forum, “we received valuable support and assistance from the Embassies of the following countries: the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand; the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN - East Asia (ERIA - Japan), the KAS Foundation - Germany; and domestic partners including: Trung Nguyen Group, Sovico Group: Vietjet, HD Bank, Vin Group, BIDV Bank”, said Mr. Trinh Minh Manh.
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| Delegates attending the press conference took a souvenir photo. (Photo: Anh Son) |
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