PM Pham Minh Chinh arrives in Vientiane for ASEAN Summits
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh landed at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos, on October 8, for activities within the framework of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings.
Laos is hosting 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings from October 8 to 11 on the theme of ASEAN – Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience. These meetings bring together leaders from all 10 ASEAN countries, Timor-Leste, and ASEAN partners, along with numerous delegates representing international and regional organizations.
The leaders of ASEAN member states will discuss the progress of building the ASEAN Community, including efforts to complete the 2025 Blueprints on time, develop the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, and strategies for implementation in the upcoming period.
They will also review and set directions for ASEAN’s relations with partners, particularly in promoting cooperation in currently prioritized potential fields, while exchanging views on international and regional issues.
On this occasion, the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) will also take place, along with dialogue sessions between ASEAN leaders and representatives from the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC), and youth, as well as the second summit of the Asia Zero Emissions Community.
It is expected that the meetings will approve around 80 documents covering various priorities and areas of cooperation both within ASEAN and between ASEAN and its partners. Key topics will include the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), supply chain connectivity, digital cooperation, plastic circularity, climate change response, biodiversity, early childhood education, sustainable agriculture, and people-to-people exchanges.
After nearly three decades of admission to ASEAN, Vietnam has positioned itself as a responsible member, with its role and voice increasingly recognized. Adhering to the foreign policy of the Party, Vietnam continues to engage in ASEAN, aiming to make more practical contributions and take a proactive role in collective efforts. It has closely coordinated, supported, and assisted Laos in successfully fulfilling its presidency, contributing to the strengthening of the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
Vietnam is effectively implementing the key priorities proposed by Laos in its capacity as ASEAN Chair 2024, including developing regional strategies for a new phase, strengthening ASEAN’s central role, connecting economies, and fostering cooperation in environmental and cultural issues.
In a spirit of constructive dialogue and goodwill, Vietnam has successfully played the role of a bridge to reconcile differences and harmonize interests among countries, contributing to building and strengthening ASEAN’s consensus on many important issues.
