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Delighted at the positive and practical development of the bilateral relations, the two leaders agreed that the demand and potential for cooperation remain huge, especially in the areas of defence and security, green development, digital transformation, oil and gas, fisheries, halal food, and tourism.

Diplomats and experts in a plenary session at the ASEAN Future Forum discuss how the bloc's subregions can be leveraged for collective resilience to emerging challenges.

The Vietnamese Government leader urged businesses to lead innovation and digital transformation, as digitalisation has permeated every aspect of life. Companies must be at the forefront of science, technology and digital transformation to ensure ASEAN stays ahead in emerging technologies.

The visit is expected to contribute to enhancing political trust, deepening ties and making the Việt Nam - New Zealand bilateral relationship more practical and effective.

Gianpiero Leoncini, Executive Vice President of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, conveyed his support for Việt Nam’s efforts and wished the nation success in hosting the event, as well as in advancing its green and sustainable development goals.

Clarifying his viewpoint regarding self-resilience and strategic autonomy, PM Phạm Minh Chính emphasised that every country and organisation must prioritise the issue of strategic autonomy. In foreign relations, this means a balance, fair treatment, and rules-based development.

The two leaders expressed satisfaction with the progress of bilateral ties, particularly following Ibrahim’s official visit to Việt Nam in July 2023 and Vietnamese Party General Secretary Tô Lâm’s official visit to Malaysia in November 2024.

“In ASEAN, we also have our own rules emphasising unity in diversity -- this is one of the core principles of ASEAN,” said PM Phạm Minh Chính at the ASEAN Future Forum in Hà Nội today.

Both sides agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on publishing cooperation during the upcoming visit to Việt Nam by Cuba's Deputy Minister of Higher Education Reynaldo Velázquez Zaldívar.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung laid stress on Vietnam's notable achievements in implementing several SDGs that have earned international recognition, including maternal and child care (under SDG 3), improvements in unpaid care and domestic work for women (under SDG 5), job creation and sustainable GDP growth (under SDG 8), and partnership development for resources mobilisation (under SDG 17).

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, along with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta, attended and delivered speech at the high-level plenary session of the 2nd ASEAN Future Forum.

Minister of Public Security General Lương Tam Quang called on the Vietnamese ministry and Kazakhstan’s police and security agencies to negotiate and sign agreements on crime prevention cooperation to provide a legal framework for law enforcement collaboration; create favourable conditions for citizens of the two nations to enter, exit, reside, study and work in the territory of the other country.

ASEAN must always be bear in mind that centrality is not a right, but a privilege, that has to be re-earned and re-earned.

New Zealand was the second country to have established dialogue relations with ASEAN back in 1975 and New Zealand believes in ASEAN centrality, as well as the convening power for dialogue in the region through ASEAN.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim requested committees and coordination mechanisms between the two countries to concretise the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership into specific plans and actions for immediate implementation and early results.

The two leaders highly valued the positive progress in bilateral relations, particularly in trade and investment cooperation, highlighting that successful business and investment activities of Telemor, a brand of Việt Nam's military-run telecom group Viettel in Timor Leste, have made significant contributions to the Southeast Asian nation’s socio-economic development, and creating jobs for local labourers.

Now more than ever, ASEAN must strengthen its solidarity, self-reliance, and resilience to ensure the bloc’s prosperous development for the benefit of its people, PM Chính stated.

Preparing for the new phase of development, Deputy PM Bùi Thanh Sơn said that ASEAN member states, together with the Secretariat, should make further efforts to fully and effectively complete the roadmaps and plans already outlined, along with reviewing and evaluating their implementation processes. This would serve as a foundation for the building and more effective implementation of new visions and development plans.