President of the 42nd General Assembly of AIPA Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib, who is Speaker of the Legislative Council of Brunei Darussalam, lauds Vietnam’s initiative to host an AIPA General Assembly virtually for the first time in 2020, paving the way for the Legislative Council of Brunei Darussalam to host the 42nd AIPA General Assembly in a similar virtual format this year.
ASEAN must show its unity, cohesion and resilience of a Community to conquer all challenges and move forwards, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in his welcoming message sent to the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-42) which was opened on August 23 morning.
Since joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on July 28, 1995, Vietnam has been an active participant and contributor to the regional integration journey and the Community-building process, said ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi.
Becoming a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has brought about great benefits to Vietnam in various fields, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has stressed the need for ASEAN+3, the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum to promote cooperation on the basis of ensuring ASEAN’s central role.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 22 attended the 18th ASEAN-Japan Summit, the 17th ASEAN-RoK Summit and the seventh ASEAN-UN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
ASEAN Community Vision to 2025 is to maintain the momentum of regional integration, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said during an interview with his national news agency Bernama.
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