ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting convenes in Vietnam Southern city

The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) took place in the southern city of Vung Tau on August 23-24 under the chair of Vietnamese Assistant Foreign Minister and Head of SOM ASEAN-Vietnam Pham Quang Vinh.

The meeting aims to promote the implementation of the deals reached at the 43rd ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting (AMM 43) and relevant meetings in Hanoi in July as well as prepare contents for the 17th ASEAN Summit and dialogues between the bloc and its partners, including Australia, China, Indian, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Russia, in Hanoi on Oct 28-30.

The SOM discussed preparations for agendas and contents of the Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (IAMM) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September.

The ASEAN senior officials also exchanged views on a regional cooperation structure, especially the invitation of Russia and the U.S. to become East Asia Summit (EAS) members.

They discussed priority areas in the overall plan of building the ASEAN Politic-Security Council (APSC) and strengthening ASEAN connectivity, the Hanoi Action Plan on implementing ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Vision Statement as well as legal documents for implementation of the ASEAN Charter. (VNA)

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