Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh speaks at the online table-top exercise on COVID-19 response among ASEAN member states’ military medicine forces on May 27 (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – Sakai, a leading prestigious newspaper in Japan’s Kansairegion, recently carried an article expressing trust in Vietnam’s success in its ASEAN Chairmanship in2020.
The article pointed to challengesfacing Vietnam this year, including the widespread impacts of the COVID-19,protectionism, competition between powerhouses, and complicated developments inthe East Sea.
However, it said that Vietnam will overcome all difficultiesto fulfil its role, given its experience of working as the ASEAN Chair in 2010and the successful organisation of the East Asia Summit.
The article suggested Vietnam share its experience indisease response with other countries.
An expanded conference with the participation of bigcountries will not only benefit Vietnam, but also contribute to stabilisingsecurity in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific region at large.
The article said that 2020 is the year for ASEAN memberstates to reaffirm the central role of ASEAN.
It also affirmed that Vietnam can completely succeed inimplementing a foreign policy with ASEAN characteristics./.
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