Vietnam’s participation left three clear imprints, marking a qualitative shift from “deep integration” to “full integration,” with a more proactive, constructive, and responsible role in addressing regional and global issues.
Beyond region-wide efforts, each member state, including Vietnam, is proactively rolling out strategies to enable broader public participation in the digital transformation process.
Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung called on the ASEAN Secretariat to support member states to study and propose practical initiatives not only in economic, trade, and investment cooperation, but also in enhancing early-warning, response, and problem-solving capacities to address challenges affecting regional peace, security, and stability.
Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang underscored the importance of promoting ASEAN's solidarity and collective and responsible action in addressing issues related to regional peace and security.
Vietnam once again reaffirms its indisputable sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in accordance with international law.
Vietnam’s participation demonstrates a high sense of responsibility and a shared commitment with ASEAN partners and the US to promoting peace, stability, friendship and development in the Asia–Pacific, particularly within the ASEAN–US cooperation framework, thereby contributing to building strategic trust for common development.
The year 2025 marks a successful period for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with a series of historic milestones achieved, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang has said.
As a responsible member of ASEAN and the international community, the Vietnam People’s Army will continue to participate actively and constructively in ASEAN defence cooperation, particularly army-to-army collaboration, to effectively address emerging challenges and promote regional peace, stability and sustainable development.
Defence Minister Phan Van Giang affirmed Vietnam’s strongest support for Malaysia in fulfilling its role as ASEAN Chair 2025. He expressed his confidence that Malaysia would successfully lead ASEAN this year, further bolstering regional solidarity and power to actively and flexibly address emerging security challenges, for the sake of peace, stability, and resilience.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Nguyen Viet Cuong highlighted the importance of Chile and ASEAN's adoption of Practical Cooperation Areas (PCA) for 2021-2025, with 26 specific activities outlined and achieving 42% progress in the first four years of implementation.
PM Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation’s attendance at the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits contributed effectively to the success of these events, and to strengthening the building of an ASEAN Community that is united, self-reliant, inclusive, and sustainable, with a people-centred approach, linking national development with regional growth.
Vietnam, as one of the region’s key pillars, remains a highly valued partner of Timor Leste, which looks forward to strengthening cooperation across multiple fields, said Ambassador of Timor Leste to Vietnam João Pereira.
PM Pham Minh Chinh's attendance at and practical contributions to the 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits reaffirmed the strategic importance of ASEAN in Vietnam’s foreign policy. It also conveyed a strong message of Vietnam’s proactive, active, and responsible participation in building a united, resilient, inclusive, and sustainable ASEAN Community.
The Vietnamese delegation, led by PM Chinh, participated actively and contributed effectively to nearly 20 multilateral activities within the framework of the summits, sharing several strategic directions shaping ASEAN’s future.
PM Pham Minh Chinh has proposed four key priorities to advance the ASEAN – Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Speaking at the 28th ASEAN - China Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 28, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that building strategic trust and maintaining regional peace and stability are prerequisites for sustainable and inclusive development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session on October 28 with Vietnamese ambassadors to ASEAN and regional countries sharing maritime borders with Vietnam, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
PM Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need for the two sides to effectively promote multilateralism, uphold international law, and identify dialogue and cooperation as the key instruments for preventing and peacefully resolving disputes.
PM Pham Minh Chinh called on the East Asia Summit (EAS) to lead in upholding international law and multilateralism, and advancing an open, inclusive, transparent, and rules-based regional order, with ASEAN at its core.
Vietnam attaches great importance to the RCEP, viewing it as a “bridge” that enables economies at different stages of development to share benefits, promote self-driven growth, and work toward common prosperity.
At the end of the 28th ASEAN–Japan Summit in Malaysia, the ASEAN and Japan leaders adopted the Joint Statement on Further Promotion and Implementation of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).
ASEAN and the US share common interests and responsibilities to maintain peace, stability, and development across the region
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had bilateral meetings with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi as well as leaders of ASEAN, the World Bank, and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on October 26 on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Kuala Lumpur.
Launched in 2023, the AZEC initiative serves as a multilateral cooperation mechanism to help Asian countries tackle three key challenges: sustaining economic growth, ensuring energy security, and pursuing economy-wide decarbonisation under the principle of “one goal, multiple pathways.”
At the opening ceremony, ASEAN leaders signed an official declaration admitting Timor-Leste as the 11th member of the ASEAN.