ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat opens in Laos
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers(AMM)' Retreat opened in Luang Prabang city, Laos, on January 29 morning.
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son at the AMM Retreat. (Photo: VNA)The Vietnamese delegation to the event was led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.
The ministers are scheduled to look into the grouping’s priorities this year under the theme of “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience”, and the materisalisation of outcomes reaped at the 33rd ASEAN Summit and others.
They will also touch upon issues regarding the building of the ASEAN Community, foreign relations and the regional and international situation./.
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