VGP News | ASEAN Chairmanship 2020

ASEAN, Japan enjoy “heart-to-heart relationship”, says PM Suga 13:01 | 20/10/2020

VGP – Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has concluded his three-day official visit to Viet Nam from October 18-20.

Viet Nam plays a key role in Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy, Japanese PM Suga says 13:40 | 19/10/2020

VGP - Viet Nam is an important partner of Japan and plays a key role in realizing the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy, said Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide.

ASEAN reviews joint efforts against COVID-19 pandemic 10:35 | 15/10/2020

VGP - Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, Head of the ASEAN SOM of Viet Nam, the ASEAN Chair 2020, presided over the 4th meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Working Group on Public Health Emergencies (ACCWG-PHE) on October 14 via a video conference.

Japanese Deputy FM expresses concerns over recent developments in East Sea 17:25 | 14/10/2020

VGP – Deputy Foreign Minister and head of SOM ASEAN of Viet Nam Nguyen Quoc Dung and Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeo Mori co-chaired the 35th ASEAN-Japan Forum, which was held virtually on October 14.

PM Phuc holds phone talks with Japanese counterpart Suga Yoshihide 18:20 | 12/10/2020

VGP – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc once again extended congratulations to Suga Yoshihide upon his election as Prime Minister of Japan, during the pair’s phone conversation on Monday.

ASEAN appreciates Timor-Leste’ resolve to join bloc 17:56 | 08/10/2020

VGP – The ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group (ACCWG) on convened the 10th meeting in the form of a video format on October 8.

ASEAN to coordinate with China for early conclusion of COC negotiations 14:15 | 08/10/2020

VGP - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of Viet Nam’s ASEAN SOM Nguyen Quoc Dung chaired an online ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on October 7.

UK pledges £50 million to help ASEAN combat COVID-19 19:57 | 30/09/2020

VGP – Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced Wednesday that the UK will provide £50 million for ASEAN to combat the COVID-19 pandemic during his virtual meeting with ASEAN Foreign Ministers on COVID-19.

VN, Germany pledge to work together to boost ASEAN-EU connectivity 19:40 | 25/09/2020

VGP – Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Germany Foreign Minister Heiko Maas have agreed to work together to foster connectivity between ASEAN and the European Union, toward establishment of strategic partnership between the sides.

Top leader urges UN to serve as “incubator” for multilateral cooperation initiatives 08:00 | 25/09/2020

VGP - Party General Secretary, State President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent message to the United Nations General Assembly High-Level General Debate themed “The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism – Confronting COVID-19 through Effective Multilateral Action”.