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National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese legislature left Hanoi on October 17 afternoon for an official visit to Laos and attendance at the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) from October 17-19.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man will lead a high-ranking NA delegation to pay an official visit to Lao and attend the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) from October 17-19, announced the NA’s Committee for External Relations.

Led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the Vietnamese delegation made significant contributions to all activities, conveying important messages about ASEAN and its future, affirming Vietnam's proactive, responsible, sincere, and friendly image, and promoting relations between ASEAN and its partners to serve the common goal of peace, security, stability, and sustainable development in the region and the world.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has highlighted the outcomes of the freshly-ended ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos from October 8-11, the Vietnamese delegation’s contributions and bilateral engagements with countries and partners.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, leading a high-level delegation of Vietnam, participated in the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) and 14th ASEAN-United Nations Summit in Vientiane on October 11 – the final day of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related events.

The spouse of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, Ngo Phuong Ly, met with the Executive Board of the ASEAN Women’s Circle of Hanoi (AWCH) and invited guests in Hanoi on the morning of October 11.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the 21st ASEAN - India Summit and the ASEAN - Canada Special Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on October 10.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim in Vientiane, Laos, on October 10, on the occasion of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related summits.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN - Japan, ASEAN Plus Three (China, the Republic of Korea, Japan), and ASEAN - Australia Summits in Vientiane, Laos, on October 10.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the 27th ASEAN - China Summit and the 25th ASEAN - Republic of Korea Summit on October 10 in Vientiane, Laos, during which he called for closer connections between the bloc and its partners for peace, security, and sustainable development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined leaders from other ASEAN countries in dialogue sessions with representatives from the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC), and the ASEAN Youth Organisation, as part of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane on October 9.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs to unite and amplify its collective voice in calling for an end to war and conflict, while seeking peaceful solutions based on respect for international law, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at an October 9 retreat session with leaders of member states and Timor-Leste, as part of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related summits in Vientiane, Laos.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on ASEAN member nations to foster unity and take resilience as the foundation to enter a new phase of development with new thinking and momentum, and refreshed outlook, in his keynote speech at the plenary session of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits which opened in Vientiane on October 9.

Solidarity and centrality are the key to success of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on October 8.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam has emphasised Vietnam’s tangible and wholehearted contributions to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the past time.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet attended a preparatory meeting for the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos, on October 7.

Vietnam is committed to further advancing initiatives aimed at strengthening the connectivity within the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) and fostering deeper cohesion and understanding in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, a Vietnamese official stated.

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting (ADSOM) in Vientiane, Laos, on September 25.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang presided over a ASEAN Committee in Paris (ACP) meeting at the embassy on September 6, during which he officially handed over the rotating ACP chairmanship to the Chargé d'Affaires of the Brunei Embassy.

Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attended a series of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)'s meetings in Luang Prabang city, Laos on August 21 – 22.