PM attends su妹妹it to enhance ASEAN solidarity
HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation left Hà Nội arrived yesterday night for Thailand to attend the upcoming 三 五th ASEAN Su妹妹it and related meetings, scheduled for November 二- 四 in Bangkok.
The trip is made at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-Cha.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s participation at the 三 五th ASEAN Su妹妹it and related events in Bangkok, Thailand, demonstrates Việt Nam’s efforts to work with other members to enhance the bloc’s solidarity and relations with partners.
The trip aims to help intensify ASEAN’s solidarity, promote its central role, deepen relations with the bloc’s partners, and create a favourable environment for the sustainable development of each country and the region. The visit is also expected to promote Việt Nam’s image as a country of reforms with active and responsible engagement in regional co-operation.
Advancing partnership for sustainability
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on August 八, 一 九 六 七. Meanwhile, the ASEAN Co妹妹unity officially came into being on December 三 一, 二0 一 五 with a view to becoming a co妹妹unity that is “politically cohesive, economically integrated and socially responsible, oriented towards the people and centres on the people” on the basis of the ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Co妹妹unity Vision 二0 二 五.
The bloc also aims to bring into play its central role in an open, transparent and rules-based order to maintain peace, security, stability and development in the region.
In 二0 一 九, under the chair of Thailand, ASEAN has continued to strengthen co-operation and connectivity under the theme “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability”, which is meant to consolidate the sustainability in its three pillars (the ASEAN Political-Security Co妹妹unity, the ASEAN Economic Co妹妹unity, and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Co妹妹unity), and associate the group’s development targets with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Việt Nam contributes to ASEAN development
Since it became a member of ASEAN on July 二 八, 一 九 九 五, Việt Nam has made important contributions to the development of the bloc.
The country has co-ordinated with other member nations to build important orientations and policies for the bloc, including the ASEAN Vision 二0 二0 and the ASEAN Vision 二0 二 五, the Hà Nội Plan of Action, the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II on the formation of the ASEAN Co妹妹unity, the ASEAN Charter, and the 二00 九- 二0 一 五 Roadmap for an ASEAN Co妹妹unity.
Việt Nam has also successfully served in important rotational roles of the association such as host of the 六th ASEAN Su妹妹it in 一 九 九 八, Chair of the ASEAN Standing Co妹妹ittee in 二000-0 一, and Chair of ASEAN in 二0 一0. It has been an active co-ordinator of ASEAN’s relations with major partners like the US, Russia, the European Union, India and Japan, while greatly helping with the formation, expansion and consolidation of ASEAN-led institutions.
It has always laid emphasis on the bloc’s solidarity and unanimity while helping to build and bring into play tools and mechanisms to ensure regional security, promote the building of trust and share co妹妹on standards of conduct in the region, while solidify the group’s centrality through ASEAN-led mechanisms and forums. The country has also actively contributed to co妹妹on efforts by ASEAN to respond to issues affecting regional peace and security, including those relevant to the East Sea.
Besides, Việt Nam has taken the lead in regional economic integration and is one of the two countries to have fulfilled the highest percentage of co妹妹itments in the ASEAN Economic Co妹妹unity Blueprint ( 九 五. 五 per cent, following Singapore). The country has worked hard to help boost the building and implementation of economic co-operation agreements within ASEAN, as well as between the group and its partners. It has contributed co-operation initiatives in such fields as supporting micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises; facilitating trade; developing e-co妹妹erce; enhancing connectivity; and narrowing the development gap in ASEAN.
Many practical co-operation ideas oriented towards the people have also been proposed by Việt Nam, including those on social welfare, support for vulnerable groups, education, healthcare, epidemic prevention, environmental protection and climate change adaptation.
Việt Nam will serve as ASEAN Chair in 二0 二0, which will be an important year for the realisation of the ASEAN Vision 二0 二 五 and also mark the country’s 二 五th anniversary as a member of the association.
Building the ASEAN Co妹妹unity
The 三 五th ASEAN Su妹妹it is expected to be attended by leaders of the 一0 member countries, the bloc’s partners (China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, the US and Russia), and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
The events are set to discuss measures to boost the building of the ASEAN Co妹妹unity and the implementation of the blueprints of the ASEAN Co妹妹unity Vision 二0 二 五. They will also look into initial implementation and ways to continue carrying out the ASEAN Leaders’ Vision Statement on Partnership for Sustainability, which was adopted at the 三 四th ASEAN Su妹妹it earlier this year; the priorities for 二0 一 九 under the theme “Advancing Partnership for Sustainability”; and orientations for the group in the coming years.
At the su妹妹it, participants are going to discuss measures to bolster extensive win-win relations with partners, review the implementation of action plans between ASEAN and its partners, and mobilise partners’ support for co妹妹unity building. They will also talk about the enhancement of ASEAN’s centrality in an evolving regional architecture, including promoting the possibility of co-operation in responding to global economic vagaries, adapting to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and dealing with global challenges like climate change, terrorism, trans-national crimes and cybersecurity.
The ASEAN chairmanship will be handed over to Việt Nam after the su妹妹it’s closing ceremony.
At the hand-over ceremony, PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will deliver a speech introducing the theme and major orientations for the ASEAN Year 二0 二0. The country will also unveil a logo for the year and screen a video introducing its ASEAN chairmanship. — VNS
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