ASEAN discusses measures to build trust

VGP – The mid-term meeting of officials from the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) was opened in the coastal city of Nha Trang in Việt Nam’s central province of Khánh Hòa on March 18-20 to discuss confidence-building measures and development of preventive diplomacy.

March 20, 2010 7:44 AM GMT+7

The officials focused their discussions on international and regional situations, thoroughly talked of measures to build confidence, develop the ARF in the future, and prepare for the ARF Senior Officials Meeting (ARF SOM) in May and the ARF Ministerial Meeting in July.

Speaking at the meeting, Foreign Minister Assistant Phạm Quang Vinh, Head of Việt Nam’s ASEAN SOM, highlighted recent developments in the world and the region, and the ARF’s contributions to cooperative dialogues for peace and stability in the region.

He stated that Việt Nam, as the ARF Chair, will spare no effort for the forum’s development.

By Phương Hạnh