(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation are attending the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia, from September 4-7. At the meetings, Prime Minister Chinh is sharing Vietnam's perspectives and proposing initiatives for cooperation in many areas, following the theme “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth” and promoting a united and strong ASEAN Community with an increasingly important role and position in the world.
 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives at Soekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sept 4, 2023. (photo: VOV) |
The 43rd ASEAN Summit takes place in the context of rapid and complicated developments around the world since the beginning of the year. Facing challenges and opportunities, ASEAN persists in promoting peace, stability, cooperation, and development in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Indo-Pacific region.
ASEAN Summit 2023
Since the beginning of 2023, when Indonesia assumed the role of ASEAN Chair, Vietnam has contributed effectively to all ASEAN activities. The Vietnamese delegation to ASEAN has promoted internal solidarity and consensus and strengthened cooperation between ASEAN and its partners.
This Summit is expected to approve 50 documents, including strategic long-term documents such as the ASEAN Concord 2045, ASEAN Declaration of Harmony IV, the Declaration of ASEAN as an Epicentrum of Growth, and cooperation documents within ASEAN and between ASEAN and its partners.
Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, said: “Under the leadership of the Prime Minister and the Government, the Vietnamese ministries and sectors have made contributions to ASEAN’s initiatives which will be introduced at the Summit for approval. The Vietnamese delegation to ASEAN is closely involved in negotiating important documents, including the joint statement between ASEAN and its partners. Vietnam contributes ideas to the three pillars of political security, economy, and culture and society.”
 Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN (photo: VOV) |
Vietnam is determined to build a strong ASEAN Community
Vietnam actively contributes to ASEAN in many ways, but especially in building the ASEAN Community and ASEAN’s relationships with partners. One of Vietnam's important contributions is promoting regional connectivity in three aspects: institution, infrastructure, and people to clear bottlenecks in cooperation and stimulate potentials for development to boost ASEAN's growth in the coming decades.
Vietnam participates in all ASEAN mechanisms and together with other members complies with and ensures the effectiveness of the ASEAN Charter.
Vietnam has a large population and a fast-growing economy. It has signed many bilateral economic agreements with countries around the world and contributes significantly to ASEAN’s economy. Sharing ASEAN’s commitment to make people the center, goal, and motivation of building a Community, Vietnam has worked to narrow the development gap, especially in remote areas.
At the 43rd ASEAN Summit, Vietnam will continue to deliver the message of ASEAN solidarity and its determination to make a substantive and effective contribution to building the ASEAN Community. Vietnam always expresses its desire for a united, developed, strong ASEAN that works to maintain peace and stability in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Indo-Pacific region.
Ambassador Bangs said: “This Summit will continue to implement Vietnam's initiative and adopt the Declaration on ASEAN's Development Vision for the next 20 years until 2045. Vietnam supports and contributes practical ideas for building the ASEAN Outlook for the Indo-Pacific. Vietnam has also contributed a lot to economic agreements between ASEAN countries and its partners. Vietnam's contributions aim to maintain a peaceful and stable environment, which are prerequisite and important conditions for ASEAN cooperation and development."
The Vietnamese Party and State consider ASEAN an important and inseparable part of its foreign policy. As an ASEAN member, at the 43rd ASEAN Summit and at all time and places, Vietnam will promote ASEAN’s role and contribute to ASEAN’s progress in securing peace, stability, cooperation, and development in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Indo-Pacific region.
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Tiếp tục triển khai sáng kiến của Việt Nam, Hội nghị cấp cao lần này sẽ thông qua Tuyên bố về tầm nhìn phát triển ASEAN trong 20 năm tới đến năm 2045. Việt Nam cũng ủng hộ và đóng góp nhiều ý kiến thiết thực cho việc xây dựng Tầm nhìn của ASEAN về Ấn Độ Dương -Thái Bình Dương. Ngoài ra, Việt Nam cũng đóng góp rất nhiều trong các văn kiện thỏa thuận giữa lãnh đạo các nước ASEAN với các đối tác. Đóng góp của Việt Nam là làm thế nào để duy trì một môi trường hòa bình, ổn định, vốn là điều kiện tiên quyết và quan trọng, cho hợp tác và phát triển của ASEAN.
Chủ trương nhất quán của Đảng và Nhà nước Việt Nam coi ASEAN là bộ phận quan trọng, không tách rời trong chính sách đối ngoại. Với tư cách là thành viên ASEAN, tại Hội nghị cấp cao ASEAN lần thứ 43, và trong mọi lúc, mọi nơi, Việt Nam luôn thúc đẩy tiếng nói, gia tăng lợi ích cho ASEAN, đóng góp quan trọng vào sự phát triển của Hiệp hội trong tiến trình củng cố hòa bình, duy trì ổn định, hợp tác và phát triển ở Đông Nam Á và rộng lớn hơn là châu Á - Ấn Độ Dương - Thái Bình Dương trong thời gian tới./.