December 28, 2017

Collaboration among the three pillars of the ASEAN Community—political security, economics, and socio-cultural issues—determines ASEAN’s success and should be promoted, said Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of Vietnam-ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting.

He spoke at a conference on ASEAN Community pillars held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday in Hanoi on the occasion of 50th anniversary of ASEAN’s founding. Representatives of relevant Government ministries and sectors engaged in the three pillars of ASEAN Community attended the event to review Vietnam’s participation and to plan tasks for the upcoming time.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh said that this year, import and export turnover between Vietnam and ASEAN have increased, showing Vietnam’s integration into the wider ASEAN market.

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