Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the second Mekong-LancangCooperation (MLC) Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on January 10, at theinvitation of his Cambodian counterpart HunSen. The MLC is a sub-regionalcooperation mechanism that was jointly established in 2016 by six countriesalong the Mekong River, namely Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, andVietnam.The biennial event is organised in rotation among member countries.The first summit was convened on March 23, 2016, mapping out orientations forthe cooperation mechanism, which is promoting comprehensive connection to builda responsible community and common benefit in the Mekong sub-region. It also aims to improve mutual trust and understanding for maintaining peaceand stability; foster sustainable development, poverty reduction; narrow the developmentgap and boost comprehensive integration into regional and global economies;strengthen the friendship among the countries. The member countries will work together to enhance cooperation in three pillarsof politics-security; economy and sustainable development; culture-society andpeople-to-people exchange in the principles of equality, coordination, mutual consultation,voluntariness, contribution, benefit sharing, and respect for the UnitedNations Charter and international law. Cooperation within the summit will focus on priority fields of water resourcesmanagement; connectivity; production capacity collaboration; cross-bordereconomic cooperation; agriculture and poverty reduction. So far, a number of working groups related to water resources, povertyreduction, connectivity, and production capacity collaboration. Projects approved at the first Summit have been implemented, while theMekong-Lancang Special Cooperation Fund was put into operation. At the first event of this kind, VietnameseDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said… [Read full story]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to attend the 26th ASEAN Summit, at the invitation of his Malaysian counterpart, Najib Tun Abdul Razak. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (left) and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak He was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Pham Binh Minh, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Nguyen Van Nen, and Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang, among others. With the theme "Our People, Our Community, Our Vision," the summit will focus on identifying ways to promote links among member nations of ASEAN. At the…... [read more]
In a meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, Dung said themultifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and France has beengrowing well towards a “strategic partnership”. Thetwo government leaders agreed to exchange more high-ranking delegationsin the next two years and enhance economic cooperation, particularly inenergy, aeronautics, transport infrastructure, education and training.Dung thanked the French Government for donating 100million EUR in to build the Hanoi University of Science and Technology,which was seen as a symbol of friendship between the countries. The French Government leader promised to grant more post-graduatescholarships to the university and help train its lecturers. Fillon also said France supports Vietnam…... [read more]
Themed “Our people,Our future”, the summit will discuss several topics, includingASEAN’s 2013 priorities; accelerating ASEAN community formation andfuture orientation; as well as expanding the bloc’s external relationsand promoting ASEAN’s central role in the shaping of regional structure.PM Dung and other ASEAN leaders will also exchangeviews on regional and international issues of common concern,particularly those that ensure peace, security and developmentcooperation in the region and East Sea issue, as well ascooperation in adapting to challenges such as environmental change,natural disasters, epidemics and other non-traditional securitychallenges. As scheduled, PM Dung will hold meetingswith Brunei’s King who is the Chairman of the 22nd…... [read more]
Inhis opening remarks, Myanmar President U Thein Sein, who is chairingthe summit, underscored that solidarity and unity are the strengthsneeded to ensure the successful building of an ASEAN Community of peaceand prosperity by 2015. He said the associationshould work out a roadmap with clear orientations for ASEAN Communitybefore 2015 to adapt to global changes. The planshould focus on changes in the political situation as well as thesocio-cultural development of the region and the world, he said, addingthat the association should make further contributions to global peaceand prosperity through joint activities in response to issues of commoninterests and concerns. President Sein…... [read more]
ASEAN’s parners stated that they placed importance to cooperation with the bloc, pledging continuous assistance to its Community building efforts and post-2015 Vision implementation and support for ASEAN’s central role in boosting a regional cooperation architecture for the common goals of peace, security and development. The leaders spent time debating regional and international issues of mutual concern, including the East Sea issue. They affirmed that peace, stability, maritime and aviation safety, security and freedom are interests and concerns shared by countries in and outside the region. Therefore, maritime and aviation security, safety and freedom in the East Sea must be safeguarded, disputes need…... [read more]
