ASEAN senior officials meet in Thailand
ASEAN officials on August 13 held high- and expert-level meetings as
part of the two-day ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Hua Hin, more
than 200 kilometres south of Bangkok, Thailand.
ASEAN officials on August 13 held high- and expert-level meetings as
part of the two-day ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Hua Hin, more
than 200 kilometres south of Bangkok, Thailand.
Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh led a Vietnamese delegation to the meetings, which aimed to prepare contents for the retreat, scheduled to open on August 14.
This retreat will focus discussions on various issues such as developing orientations towards ASEAN’s 2015 vision; reinforcing peace, stability and prosperity in Southeast Asia ; and enhancing the grouping’s strategic role in the regional architecture.
It will also be a chance to find ways to boost ASEAN’s strategic partnership with China on the occasion of the 10 th anniversary of its establishment.
The ministers will consider the position of all ASEAN member states on the East Sea dispute before the ASEAN-China special meeting in Beijing later this month.-VNA
Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh led a Vietnamese delegation to the meetings, which aimed to prepare contents for the retreat, scheduled to open on August 14.
This retreat will focus discussions on various issues such as developing orientations towards ASEAN’s 2015 vision; reinforcing peace, stability and prosperity in Southeast Asia ; and enhancing the grouping’s strategic role in the regional architecture.
It will also be a chance to find ways to boost ASEAN’s strategic partnership with China on the occasion of the 10 th anniversary of its establishment.
The ministers will consider the position of all ASEAN member states on the East Sea dispute before the ASEAN-China special meeting in Beijing later this month.-VNA
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