36th ASEAN-Japan forum held online

Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the ASEAN SOM Vietnam, Nguyễn Quốc Dũng and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Mori Takeo co-chaired the 36th ASEAN – Japan Forum on Thursday.

Vietnamese PM meets Indonesian President Joko Widodo ahead of ASEAN summit

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday paid a visit to Indonesian President Joko Widodo as he was visiting the country ahead of the highly-anticipated ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting on Saturday.

Việt Nam attends ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoàng Xuân Chiến attended the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting which was held via videoconference yesterday.

2020 Việt Nam, US defence policy dialogue held online The 2020 Việt Nam-US defence policy dialogue was held online on Tuesday under the chair of Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoàng Xuân Chiến and US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs (IPSA) David F. Helvey.

Việt Nam and Japan are strategic partners and good friends: General Secretary Trọng Party chief Trọng said the fact that Japanese PM selects Việt Nam as the destination for his first overseas trip after being elected the leader of Japan has been a testament to how much Japan values Việt Nam and the bilateral ties.

ASEAN appreciates Japan's role in regional co-operation High-ranking officials from ASEAN member countries spoke highly of Japan’s role in regional co-operation, making contributions to common peace, stability and prosperity at the 35th ASEAN-Japan Forum on Wednesday.

Joint Communiqué of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting The 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a joint communiqué in Hà Nội yesterday, in which ministers acknowledged that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a severe and multidimensional impact on the region and called for enhanced collaboration and sharing of experience with ASEAN’s partners in fighting the pandemic.

Việt Nam shows proactive, responsible chairmanship of ASEAN: opinions By successfully organising the teleconferenced 36th ASEAN Summit amid the complexities  of COVID-19, Việt Nam has once again affirmed its proactive and responsible chairmanship of ASEAN in 2020.

EU sees ASEAN as indispensable partner in green agenda EU Ambassador to ASEAN Igor Driesmans talks to Vietnam News Agency on the outcomes of the 36th ASEAN Summit which was hosted online by Việt Nam last Friday.

Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit

The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference.