Delhi (VNA) – The ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) convened aworking session in New Delhi, India, on January 23 to review preparations forthe ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit slated for January 25 in the city. AVietnamese delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, who isalso head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, attended the event. Atthe meeting, Vietnam, as the coordinator of the ASEAN-India relations, andother countries agreed on the agenda and activities of the CommemorativeSummit. Leadersof the countries are expected to review the cooperation between the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India over the past 25 years, roll outcooperation orientations in the time to come, and discuss regional and internationalissues of shared concern. Theywill also have a retreat to talk about the enhancement of maritime cooperationbetween the ten-member group and India. TheDelhi Declaration is set to be issued at the end of the event. As part of activities marking the 25th anniversary of theASEAN-India dialogue relations, the senior officials of the two sides visitedthe ASEAN-India textile exhibition and the ASEAN-India youth awardceremony.-VNA
VietNamNet Bridge – On November 7th, the Concluding Senior Officials Meeting (CSOM), the first event of the 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, ended in the central city of Da Nang.The meeting of utmost importancereviewed the final preparations for the 29th APEC Foreign and Economic Ministerial Meeting and the 25th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.Thai An... [read more]
Several ASEAN Senior Officials Meetings (SOM) and Senior Officials meetings between ASEAN and partners took place in Phnom Penh from Sept. 11-14. They included the ASEAN Joint Preparatory Meeting (JPM), ASEAN SOM, ASEAN+3 SOM and East Asia Summit (EAS) SOM meetings, focussing on preparations for the 21st ASEAN Summit and related events slated for November. The ASEAN-China SOM informal consultation on the Code of Conduct in the East Sea and the ASEAN-US SOM meeting to prepare for the fourth ASEAN-US Summit also took place on this occasion. Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh, head of ASEAN-Vietnam SOM delegation, joined senior…... [read more]
The Vietnamese delegation to the event was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung. ASEAN senior officials convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 25 for preparatory meetings for the upcoming 26th ASEAN Summit. At the function, the senior officials reviewed preparations for foreign ministers’ meetings, scheduled for April 26, as well as the 26th ASEAN Summit. They agreed on the working programme, the agenda, and documents to be submitted to the ASEAN Coordinating Council for approval before they are ratified by leaders of the regional countries at the 26th ASEAN Summit. The officials substantively exchanged views on major…... [read more]
BÌNH PHƯỚC — The Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the Cambodia-Laos-Việt Nam (CLV) Development Triangle Area (DTA) opened in the southern province of Bình Phước on Tuesday. The event was chaired by Nguyễn Thế Phương, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Mao Thora, head of the Cambodian senior officials’ delegation and Songkan Luangunithon, head of the Lao senior officials’ delegation. ... [read more]
(VOVworld) – A senior officials’ meeting (SOM) of ASEAN, China, South Korea, and Japan and another senior officials’ meeting of ASEAN and its 8 partners, who are members of the East Asia Summit, opened in Vientiane, Laos, on Saturday, to prepare for the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meetings and discussed priorities of cooperation under these 2 frameworks. Representatives of the SOM ASEAN +3 shake hands. (Photo: VOV) At the SOM of ASEAN, China, South Korea (ASEAN+3), participants discussed the development of their cooperation, which is the key to boost regional links, toward establishing an East Asian Community. They also agreed the…... [read more]
