According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the morning of October 11, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the 12th ASEAN - US Summit.
Representing the US President at the conference, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken emphasized that the US will continue to cooperate and support ASEAN in disease prevention, upgrading the regional power grid, preventing cybercrime and online fraud, promoting safe, secure and reliable artificial intelligence, as well as promoting cultural exchanges.
The conference appreciated the US's strong and long-term commitment to ASEAN and the region over the past time, supporting ASEAN's central role, actively participating in constructive dialogue, cooperation and building trust in the region, and welcomed the US's continued active support for ASEAN in building the Community, integrating, connecting, developing the sub-region, narrowing the development gap and responding to challenges, including through the Mekong-US Partnership (MUSP) framework.
The two sides agreed to continue promoting substantive and effective cooperation commensurate with the level of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, prioritizing the promotion of trade, investment, science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) governance, healthcare, energy, environment, climate change response, etc., contributing to the rapid, sustainable and long-term development of the region.
Speaking at the conference, orienting the future development of ASEAN-US relations, Vietnam proposed that the two sides strengthen cooperation to create a prosperous and sustainable future. Accordingly, economic-trade-investment cooperation will be the focus and driving force, which needs to be promoted in an effective, harmonious and sustainable manner, further opening the market for exports, and being ready to welcome more investors from the US. At the same time, it is necessary to promote cooperation in responding to climate change, enhancing resilience to natural disasters and catastrophes. Vietnam welcomes the US to continue supporting the development of the Mekong sub-region through the framework of the Mekong-US Partnership, including enhancing resilience to climate change in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
In addition, Vietnam proposed to increase efforts and allocate appropriate resources to make science, technology and innovation cooperation a new pillar in the US-ASEAN relationship, opening up new development space, creating breakthroughs to promote the rapid and sustainable development of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two sides. Accordingly, it welcomes cooperation opportunities with US corporations and technology companies, especially in the fields of semiconductor industry and AI.
At the same time, Vietnam proposed that ASEAN and the US should strengthen their coordination and contribute more to peace, security and stability in the region. Accordingly, it proposed that the US continue to support ASEAN's common stance on the East Sea, coordinate to ensure peace, security and stability in the region, including the East Sea, support efforts to soon achieve an effective and substantive COC in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 UNCLOS, contributing to building the East Sea into a sea of peace, stability, cooperation and sustainable development.
At the end of the conference, the leaders adopted the ASEAN-US Leaders' Statement on Promoting Safe, Secure and Trusted Artificial Intelligence.
