PM and spouse arrive in Hanoi after 30th ASEAN Summit

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (fourth from left) take photo with leaders of other ASEAN countries (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc, his spouse, and a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation arrived inHanoi on April 30 morning after participating in the 30th ASEAN Summit, whichtook place in Manila, the Philippines, from April 28-29.

Themed “Partnering for Change, Engaging theWorld”, the two-day summit put the first note for numerous activities tocelebrate the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast AsianNations (1967 – 2017).

PM Phuc and leaders of other ASEAN countries mappedout orientations for the building of the ASEAN Community as well as discussedmeasures to promote external relations and the central role of the group.

They also exchanged regional and internationalissues of mutual concerns and advocated cooperation priorities proposed by thehost Philippines in 2017.

Addressing a plenary session of the summit, PMPhuc urged ASEAN to place a high premium to ensuring benefits of people andbuilding a people-centered community while improving the association’soperational efficiency and strengthening the intra-bloc solidarity, cooperationand regional connectivity.

The PM also had bilateral meetings withPhilippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah,Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Malaysia’s Prime Minister NajibRazak, and Myanmar state counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, toseek measures to bolster bilateral collaboration.-VNA

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