Singapore will focus on the themes of “resilience” and “innovation” when it takes the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2018.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has outlined his country’s key priorities when it chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2018.
Thailand’s Bangkok Post on October 31 highlighted Vietnam’s role as host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting scheduled for the central city of Da Nang on November 10-11.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong began his six-day visit to the US on October 21, aiming to strengthen the bilateral partnership, according to Singapore media.
Representatives of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) embassies in Chile hailed Vietnam’s contributions to enhancing relations between the bloc and the host country.
The Philippines will push forwards six priorities as it takes over the rotating chairmanship of the ASEAN in 2017, which also coincides with the bloc’s 50th founding anniversary, officials have said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a Vietnamese delegation to the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos, from September 6 - 8.
The Lao National Assembly sought closer links in many fields with its Vietnamese counterpart, Lao National Assembly Vice Chairman Somphan Phengkhammy has remarked.
Heads of the Presidential Offices of Vietnam and Laos voiced their wish to increase the sharing of experience between their agencies, especially at the expert level, during their talks in Hanoi.
The National Assembly of Vietnam and Lao should continue promoting coordination towards effectively implementing high-ranking cooperation agreements between the two countries.
Vietnam’s Defence Ministry on March 9 handed over equipment to Laos, aiming to help the neighbouring country fulfill its role as rotating ASEAN Chair in 2016.
Vietnam fully backs ASEAN’s cooperation priorities in 2016 initiated by Laos as this year’s ASEAN Chair, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Laos officially took over the chairmanship of ASEAN’s Committee of Permanent Representative (CPR) in 2016 from Malaysia at a ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 8.
Malaysia has been successful in turning a new chapter in regional integration in 2015, the year it served as the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang on Dec. 25 handed over security equipment as gift from the Vietnamese Government to the Lao Government to serve the latter’s ASEAN Chairmanship work in 2016.
Laos is making last-minute preparations as it looks to take on the post of the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2016, a Lao official has said.
Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith held a
working session in Vientiane on May 4 to discuss the work being
undertaken as Laos prepares to chair the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2016.
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