Vietnam attends ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting opened in Jakarta, ahead of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related summits.

Foreign ministers pose for a photo at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 4. In fifth place from left is Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet. Mr. Do Hung Viet leads the Vietnamese delegation to attend this year's ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting - Photo: AFP

TheASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting took place on September 4, ahead of the 43rd ASEAN Summit (43 ASEAN Summit) and related summits.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation will attend the conference from September 4 to 7 at the invitation of President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo, Chair of the 43rd ASEAN Summit.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Do Hung Viet led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

It is expected that at the 43rd Summit, ASEAN will assess the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and master plans on the three pillars of politics-security, economy and culture-society; and orient ASEAN's development strategy in the next 20 years.

In her opening remarks, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi mentioned the challenges of the region and called on countries to cooperate to ensure the success of the conference. She said that more than 600 million ASEAN people are looking to the conference and ASEAN needs to prove that it is an organization that is still relevant, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region - Photo: AFP

Foreign Minister Retno affirmed that ASEAN continues to take the lead in shaping regional dynamics and ensuring a peaceful and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. ASEAN also demonstrates its role and appeal with more and more countries joining the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) and becoming partners of ASEAN, demonstrating ASEAN's "summoning power" and the widespread recognition of ASEAN's norms and values ​​- Photo: AFP

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet poses for a photo with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi. In addition to the achievements, Foreign Minister Retno said that ASEAN still faces a number of challenges, including the situation in Myanmar, in which Indonesia, as ASEAN Chair, is working to promote a unified solution - Photo: AFP

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting takes place ahead of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related summits. This is a series of important high-level activities concluding Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2023 with the theme "A Great ASEAN: The Heart of Growth" - Photo: AFP

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh departed for the 43rd ASEAN Summit on the morning of September 4. At 10:30 a.m. (local time), the plane carrying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta. Attending the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related conferences and activities, the Prime Minister will share Vietnam's viewpoints and propose initiatives and orientations in many important areas of cooperation. In addition, the Prime Minister will meet and interact with leaders of many countries and international organizations attending the conference to promote bilateral cooperation and discuss issues of concern - Photo: VPG

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