PM leaves for ASEAN Summit in Cambodia

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 17 left Hanoi for the 21 st ASEAN Summit and related summits hosted by Cambodia.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 17 left Hanoi for the 21 stASEAN Summit and related summits hosted by Cambodia.

The ASEAN-21 and related summits, including ASEAN+3 Summit, the EastAsia Summit and ASEAN+1 summits with partners, namely China, Japan, theRepublic of Korea, India and the US, will focus on accelerating thebuilding of the ASEAN community and connectivity to maintain the group’ssolidarity and central role in tackling issues of interest and focusthat concern regional peace, security, stability and cooperation, andexpanding in-depth relations with partners in a more practical andeffective manner.

Aside from the summits therewill be a meeting between ASEAN leaders and the ASEAN Business AdvisoryCouncil (ABAC) and a Global Dialogue Forum.

At theASEAN summit, regional leaders are expected to sign the Phnom PenhDeclaration, adopt the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration and severalimportant documents regulating ASEAN cooperation. They include adeclaration in consideration of the establishment of the ASEAN RegionalMine Action Centre (ARMAC) and the Plan of Action to Implement the BaliConcord III.

In the spirit of “activeness,proactiveness and responsibility”, the Vietnamese delegation willcontinue promoting results achieved together with ASEAN countries andthe ASEAN Chair, Cambodia , contributing to the success of thesummits.

This will help consolidate ASEAN’ssolidarity and central role, contributing to building a united andstrong ASEAN, as well as fostering peace, security, stability,cooperation and development in the region – aiding the role and positionof Vietnam, and improving the country’s bilateral relations withpartners.-VNA

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