(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday attended the 27th ASEAN-China Summit and the 25th ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit on Thursday in Vientiane, Laos, during which he called for closer connections between the bloc and its partners for peace, security, and sustainable development.
 PM Pham Minh Chinh attends the 27th ASEAN - China Summit in Vientiane on October 10. (Photo: VNA) |
He urged ASEAN and China to strengthen strategic connectivity, especially in strategic and transport infrastructure, foster new growth drivers, ensure smooth trade connectivity, connect more closely with the “Belt and Road Initiative”, accelerate market opening, and upgrade border infrastructure, while effectively taking advantage of scientific- technological achievements, and promoting cooperation in developing digital and green economy.
He emphasised the need to promote a vision of peace and security, and to jointly shoulder the responsibility for maintaining a peaceful environment for cooperation and development. Chinh urged the two sides to increase dialogue and peaceful settlement of disputes in the region, including the East Sea, in a bid to turn the East Sea into a sea of peace, stability, cooperation, and sustainable development. He called for the early conclusion of negotiations on a practical and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
 The 25th ASEAN - RoK Summit in Vientiane on October 10, 2024 (Photo: VNA) |
The 25th ASEAN-RoK Summit adopted the Joint Statement on establishing the ASEAN-RoK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, marking a new milestone on the occasion of the 35th founding anniversary of the relations between the two sides (1989-2024).
Prime Minister Chinh recommended ASEAN and South Korea to contribute more to regional peace, security, stability and prosperity; promote cooperation in economics, culture, tourism, education and training and take more drastic actions to promote inclusive, comprehensive growth, and sustainable development, especially new growth drivers.