VOV.VN - On July 28, 1995, Vietnam became the seventh member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Over the past three decades, it has proven to be an active, forward-looking, and responsible member, making sustained contributions to the realization of ASEAN’s historic mission.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on ASEAN and Japan to strengthen cooperation amidst the global headwinds with various unprecedented challenges so as to develop their comprehensive strategic partnership into a symbol of international solidarity and cooperation.