Vietnam Stresses Dialogue, Trust, Responsibility at East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting
August 5

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son stressed the importance of dialogue, trust, and sense of responsibility while attending the East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh on August 5.

The event took place as part of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-55) and related meetings in the capital city of Cambodia. It drew the participation of foreign ministers from ASEAN member states and EAS partners, namely China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, Russia and the U.S.

Participants affirmed the specialness of the EAS, a forum established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for regional leaders to discuss strategic issues, thus creating prerequisites for regional cooperation to overcome uncertainties and complexities for common peace, security, and prosperity in the region.

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Sharing concerns over emerging complex developments in the East Sea/South China Sea, Myanmar, the Korean Peninsula, Ukraine, and the Taiwan Strait, the ministers affirmed the EAS's strategic value of creating a favourable environment for straightforward dialogue, close consultation, and sincere cooperation for a region of peace, stability, and sustainable development.

In his remarks, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son reaffirmed ASEAN's principled stance on international issues.

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Regarding recent developments in the region, the minister repeated ASEAN and Vietnam's stance that supports the "one-China" policy. He called on the parties concerned to exercise self-restraint, avoid complicating the situation, peacefully resolve disagreements and disputes, and adhere to international law, the UN Charter, and the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.

(Nhan Dan, August 5, 2022)

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Volume 52 Number 6 - August 17, 2022

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