VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to ASEAN Nguyen Hai Bang attended the 16th ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting (AJJCC) held in Jakarta, Indonesia, in an online form alongside members of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR).

The 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and related summits have affirmed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)'s central role, while giving chances to the bloc to have a voice in regional and international issues, said Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN.

Vietnam handed over Chairmanship of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) to Brunei during its 18th virtual meeting on December 8.

The ASEAN Secretariat hosted the 4th Forum of Entities Associated with ASEAN.