Together with other ASEAN countries, the Vietnamese delegation regrets that the 45 th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-45) failed to issue its joint communique.
The statement was made on July 13 by Pham Quang Vinh, Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of the Vietnamese senior official meeting (SOM) delegation, in response to Vietnamese reporters’ question on the failure in issuing the conference’s joint communique.
The communique is expected to reflect the process of discussion and positive outcomes reached in meetings of ASEAN and between ASEAN and its partners, according to Vinh.
During the discussion of the joint communique, ASEAN countries, particularly the ASEAN Foreign Ministers, exerted efforts to find out the most suitable formulas to reflect the common interest of the member nations, and had many chances to reach a consensus and unanimity, Vinh said.
However, the deputy FM said, it is regrettable that the above-said positive, constructive efforts of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers and opportunities to reach a consensus were missed.
Vietnam believes whether the joint communique is issued or not, the existing ASEAN decisions still have to be strictly implemented. More than ever, ASEAN countries should uphold their responsibility, maintain and strengthen the ASEAN solidarity, and bring into play the group’s key role in and contributions to prioritised and essential issues of ASEAN and the region, especially the building of the Community, he stressed.
ASEAN needs to promote regional links and connectivity and build an environment of peace, stability, security and cooperation, enhance relations with partners, and effectively cope with emerging challenges for peace, stability, security, cooperation and development in the region, Vinh added.-VNA
The statement was made on July 13 by Pham Quang Vinh, Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of the Vietnamese senior official meeting (SOM) delegation, in response to Vietnamese reporters’ question on the failure in issuing the conference’s joint communique.
The communique is expected to reflect the process of discussion and positive outcomes reached in meetings of ASEAN and between ASEAN and its partners, according to Vinh.
During the discussion of the joint communique, ASEAN countries, particularly the ASEAN Foreign Ministers, exerted efforts to find out the most suitable formulas to reflect the common interest of the member nations, and had many chances to reach a consensus and unanimity, Vinh said.
However, the deputy FM said, it is regrettable that the above-said positive, constructive efforts of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers and opportunities to reach a consensus were missed.
Vietnam believes whether the joint communique is issued or not, the existing ASEAN decisions still have to be strictly implemented. More than ever, ASEAN countries should uphold their responsibility, maintain and strengthen the ASEAN solidarity, and bring into play the group’s key role in and contributions to prioritised and essential issues of ASEAN and the region, especially the building of the Community, he stressed.
ASEAN needs to promote regional links and connectivity and build an environment of peace, stability, security and cooperation, enhance relations with partners, and effectively cope with emerging challenges for peace, stability, security, cooperation and development in the region, Vinh added.-VNA
