With the motto of being proactive, positive, and responsible, throughout the journey of accompanying ASEAN, Vietnam has made many substantive contributions to ASEAN cooperation, contributing to enhancing the image and position of Vietnam, and at the same time. effectively utilize resources to serve the country's socio-economic development goals.
Vietnam always considers ASEAN as one of the top priorities in foreign, security, economic and defense policies, always doing its best for a united, strong ASEAN Community with an increasingly important role and position. higher in the region and the world.
Most recently, at the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-57) and related conferences held in Laos from July 24-27, 2024, Vietnam participated with a proactive attitude, Be positive, responsible, and contribute to common work.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet said that the Vietnamese delegation participating in AMM-57 has made positive contributions.
First, consolidate the process of building the ASEAN Community, complete the 2025 Master Plan on time and move towards Cooperation Strategies until 2045. On this occasion, Vietnam announced that it will organize a regional consultation on control Review the 2025 Master Plans to draw lessons and improve implementation quality in the future. Vietnam's plan to continue implementing the ASEAN Future Forum 2025 initiative in Vietnam is interested and well received by other countries.
Second, join ASEAN countries and partners in reviewing and orienting relations. Vietnam focuses on exploiting the huge potential for cooperation, focusing on appropriate areas of common interest of countries and current major trends. In particular, attach importance to economic cooperation, make effective use of FTAs, promote new growth engines, and diversify forms of people-to-people exchanges. Vietnam also requests partners to actively participate and contribute to regional cooperation, promoting dialogue, trust, and respect for the central role of ASEAN.
Third, shape the direction for ASEAN in the context of the current situation of instability, insecurity, uncertainty and uncertainty. Accordingly, Vietnam has proposed an approach for ASEAN based on four elements, including: Strategic vision, strong solidarity, central role and specific actions.
Vietnam and other countries have affirmed ASEAN's principled stance in international and regional issues, emphasizing the need to fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea and create an environment Favorable environment for negotiating a quality, effective, substantive Code of Conduct in the East Sea in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, requesting partners to support Support ASEAN's stance on the East Sea as well as ASEAN's efforts to build the East Sea as a sea of peace, stability, cooperation and sustainable development.
On this occasion, the Vietnamese delegation had bilateral meetings with many countries to discuss issues of mutual concern and promote cooperation in many fields.
Taking place over 4 days with 20 activities, the AMM-57 Conference and related conferences have left many marks on a connected and resilient ASEAN - which is also the ability and capacity of ASEAN to overcome all changes. movements of the times. Countries highly appreciate the leading role of the Lao President and support ASEAN's focuses and priorities in 2024.
