FM to attend ASEAN meetings in Indonesia this week
VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son will attend the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat Meeting (AMMR) in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 3-4.
The trip has been made at the invitation of Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi,
The ACC and AMMR meetings are among the first activities of Indonesia in its capacity as the ASEAN Chair in 2023.
In a speech to members of the diplomatic corps on January 11, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi affirmed that Indonesia, as the ASEAN Chair 2023, wishes to see a resilient ASEAN that becomes a barometer for cooperation, contributing to peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and in the wider world.
She said by chairing the ASEAN Year 2023 themed ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth”, Indonesia is determined to make ASEAN important and relevant for the people of the region and beyond.