Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang made the above statement at a press conference on Thursday.
The retreat is the first meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers in 2021 hosted by Brunei as the current ASEAN Chair.
At the retreat, the regional Foreign Ministers are expected to discuss outcomes of the 37th ASEAN Summit held in Ha Noi last November as well as the focus and priorities of ASEAN in 2021./.
By Huong Giang