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.
Deputy PM Bùi Thanh Sơn recommended both sides actively implement the visit’s outcomes, including the action plan for Việt Nam-India comprehensive strategic partnership for 2024-28.
In order to effectively implement the high-level agreements between the two parties and the two countries, both sides agreed to continue to enhance comprehensive cooperation in all fields, with a focus on strengthening connectivity, especially in infrastructure and road, railway, and maritime transportation, thereby increasing trust, people-to-people exchanges, and cooperation.
During his visit, PM Luxon is scheduled to hold official talks with PM Chính, pay courtesy calls on senior leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, and National Assembly, and visit key economic, cultural, and educational establishments in Hà Nội and HCM City.
Nguyễn Hữu Nghĩa, Secretary of the Hưng Yên provincial Party Committee, reported on the province’s efforts to implement the Resolution 18-NQ/TW and other directives, emphasising the high consensus and commitment from local leaders and the public.
At the ASEAN Future Forum 2025, Việt Nam’s ASEAN SOM former leader Nguyễn Trung Thành expressed confidence that the Southeast Asian bloc will continue to be a force for convening and managing differences.
In response to emerging and unprecedented challenges, PM Phạm Minh Chính highlighted the necessity of special legal and policy frameworks to provide an appropriate regulatory foundation for effective solutions.
Recommending the breakthrough actions for ASEAN, PM Phạm Minh Chính underlined establishing a flexible, effective, and more responsible decision-making mechanism, ensuring the bloc’s principle of consensus as well as the effective implementation of the breakthrough initiatives.
Party General Secretary Tô Lâm on Tuesday welcomed President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta as the President arrived to attend the second ASEAN Future Forum in Hà Nội.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Hòa Bình pointed out that bilateral trade remains below its potential, urging expanded collaboration to reach the US$1 billion threshold. He also stressed the importance of boosting cultural exchange, education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.
Under the theme 'Women, Peace and Security-Digital Inclusion for Sustainable Peace', the participants proposed recommendations on the security agenda in the digital era and offered policy consultation on digital gaps between men and women in peace keeping and security activities.
Defence cooperation between Việt Nam and South Africa has yielded significant results across multiple areas, including regular exchanges and delegation visits.
