As part of the 36th ASEAN Summit, the Informal Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers was held on June 24 under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
The Informal Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers is held on June 24 in Hanoi in the framework of the 36th ASEAN Summit (Photo: VNA)
The meeting is held via videoconferencing at the International Convention Centre in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chairs the Informal Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers (Photo: VNA)
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chairs the Informal Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers (Photo: VNA)
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chairs the Informal Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers (Photo: VNA)
The upcoming 36th ASEAN Summit will focus on the development of the ASEAN Community in the immediate future and measures to address the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis in the region.
The completion and early signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is very important to the process of economic recovery in the region, said a member of the Lao negotiation team to the RCEP talks.
All member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have recorded COVID-19 infections. In the face of the pandemic’s complex developments, Vietnam, in its capacity as ASEAN Chair in 2020, has been actively promoting the bloc’s common efforts and cooperating with partners in the fight against the disease.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and General Secretary of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee Nguyen Quoc Dung has emphasized Vietnam’s leading role in the fight against the COVID-19 in Southeast Asia, and its efforts to enhance the bloc’s proactiveness in addressing regional challenges.