Following its official admission as the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia on October 26, Timor Leste marked a historic milestone with the signing of the Declaration on its accession, witnessed by leaders of the 10 existing member states.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 28.

VOV.VN - Timor-Leste was officially admitted as the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the 47th ASEAN Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 26, a historic step for the region and a new chapter of cooperation with Vietnam and other member states.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomes Timor-Leste as the 11th official member of ASEAN and believes that the country will make a positive contribution to the development of the ASEAN Community, focusing on solidarity, resilience, and placing people at the centre.

VOV.VN - The 16th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS-16) opened on October 13 in Hanoi, gathering 200 delegates, including ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of sports agencies from ASEAN member states and Timor Leste to discuss the role of sports in sustainable development, community health, and regional cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man held bilateral meetings on September 17 with Cambodian National Assembly President Khuon Sudary and Timor Leste National Parliament President Maria Fernanda Lay on the sidelines of the 46th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Vietnam will continue to actively support Timor-Leste in effectively participating in and actively contributing to the ASEAN Community, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung affirmed on September 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged strengthening political trust between Vietnam and Timor-Leste through all-level exchanges, and expanding all-around cooperation, during a reception for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste Bendito dos Santos Freitas in Hanoi on September 16.

VOV.VN - Acting Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung on September 11 received ambassadors and chargés d’affaires from ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste in Hanoi, who extended their congratulations on his appointment as Acting Foreign Minister of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on August 29 formally took over the rotating Chairmanship of the ASEAN Committee in Washington (ACW) from Thailand.