The 43rd ASEAN Summit and related summits will be held in Jakarta from September 4-7. This is the largest annual summit in the region with the participation of leaders of ASEAN countries and partners, including China, the United States, Japan, South Korea, India, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Nations, and many representatives of international and regional organizations.
Expected to pass and record about 50 documents
The conferences took place in the context of the world and regional situation from the beginning of 2023 until now continuing to witness rapid and complex movements. ASEAN is facing both challenges and opportunities.
The world economy is forecast to grow more positively, but the pace is still uncertain due to financial risks, inflation, and geopolitical instability. Competition between countries, especially large countries, is becoming more intense and extensive. The Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions are both the focus of growth and the focus of competition. The situation in the East Sea, Myanmar, the Korean Peninsula, and the conflict in Ukraine remains complicated.
Despite many challenges both internally and externally, the ASEAN Community has basically maintained solidarity, moving towards the Association's development strategy until 2045, as well as affirming its central role in the region.
With the theme "ASEAN at the heart of growth", the Indonesian Chair actively promoted many priorities and initiatives to support sustainable economic growth in the region, enhance ASEAN's capacity and operational efficiency, both creating momentum for ASEAN cooperation and consolidating ASEAN's role as a leading force in dialogue and cooperation processes for peace, stability and sustainable development in the region.
Relations between ASEAN and its partners continue to expand and deepen. Partners support ASEAN's central role, value and desire substantive and long-term cooperation with ASEAN, through many practical initiatives and expanding cooperation in many potential areas.
The 43rd ASEAN Summit and related conferences are of great significance, providing an opportunity for leaders to discuss strategic issues affecting the region, ASEAN's development process, measures to enhance and create momentum for ASEAN cooperation in the coming time, as well as exchange views on international and regional issues of common concern.
Activities within the framework of the ASEAN Summit include: the opening ceremony and sessions of the 43rd ASEAN Summit; the ASEAN+1 Summits with partners China, South Korea, Japan, the United States, India, Australia, Russia, the United Nations and Canada; the ASEAN+3 Summit and the East Asia Summit; the closing ceremony of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and the handover ceremony of the 2024 ASEAN Chairmanship to Laos.
On this occasion, Indonesia will host the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit on September 3 and 4 and the ASEAN Indo-Pacific Forum (AIPF) on September 5 and 6 with the participation of leaders of ASEAN countries and partners, representatives of international organizations, businesses and scholars.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that with the theme "ASEAN at the heart of growth", the conferences are expected to focus on discussing the following key points and priorities: Assessing the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and master plans on the three pillars of politics-security, economy and culture-society; orienting ASEAN's development strategy in the next 20 years, towards a united, self-reliant, creative, dynamic and people-centered ASEAN Community; reviewing and discussing directions and measures to strengthen and deepen relations between ASEAN and its partners; and discussing the world and regional situation.
The conferences are expected to adopt and acknowledge about 50 documents, including strategic, long-term documents (such as the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, the ASEAN Concord IV Declaration, the ASEAN Declaration as the Hub of Growth, etc.) and documents on specific areas of cooperation within ASEAN and between ASEAN and its partners such as food security, digital economy, blue economy, agriculture, electric vehicle ecosystem, family development and gender equality, preschool education, inclusion for people with disabilities, promoting cooperation based on the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) document, etc.
Propose initiatives and directions in many important areas of cooperation
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attending the conference will convey the great messages of the Party, State and Government of Vietnam to regional and international friends about a peaceful, cooperative and integrated Vietnam, participating more actively, proactively and effectively in regional processes.
Continuing Vietnam's recognized contributions to the Association in recent years and closely following the theme of ASEAN Year 2023, Vietnam continues to proactively and actively participate, contributing responsibly with member countries to maintain and promote a balanced and harmonious approach to regional and international issues, strengthening the central role and promoting ASEAN's responsibility and voice for peace, stability and development.
At the conferences, the Prime Minister will deliver speeches sharing Vietnam's viewpoints, proposing initiatives and directions in many important areas of cooperation, aiming to realize the theme "ASEAN stature: The heart of growth", consolidating the process of building a united and strong ASEAN Community with an increasingly important role and position in the region and the world, meeting expectations and bringing practical benefits to the people.
The Prime Minister will meet and contact leaders of many countries and international organizations attending the conference to promote bilateral cooperation and discuss issues of concern.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister will attend and deliver an important speech at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit with the theme "ASEAN in a multipolar world".
The Prime Minister will join leaders of countries attending the ASEAN-Indo-Pacific Forum. The forum creates opportunities for governments and businesses to exchange and promote cooperation in the fields of green infrastructure, sustainable finance, creative economy, etc.
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