Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong addresses the opening ceremony of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits on November 12 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The 23rd ASEAN+3 Summit and 15th East Asia Summit along with a series of ASEAN+1 summits are scheduled to takeplace on November 14 as part of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.
The ASEAN – US Summit is expected to discuss orientations and measures toimplement the ASEAN – US strategic partnership, making the two sides’cooperation more substantial and effective, and exchange views on internationaland regional of shared concern.
ASEAN and the US officially set up their dialogue ties in 1977.The US joined the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) inJuly 2009, and was among first dialogue partners to establish a diplomaticmission at ASEAN and sent its resident ambassador to ASEAN in 2010.
The two sides set up the strategic partnership at the thirdASEAN – US Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in November 2015.
At the 22nd ASEAN+3 Summit between ASEAN and China, Japan and theRepublic of Korea which took place within the framework of the 35th ASEAN Summit and related meeting in Thailand, leaders affirmed the importanceof the ASEAN+3 cooperation mechanism toward peace, security and prosperity inthe region based on the principles of trust, respect and interest sharing.
The East Asia Summit (EAS) process was formed in 2005 with the first meetingheld in Kuala Lumpur. The event saw the participation of 10 ASEAN membercountries, Australia, China, Japan, India, the RoK and New Zealand.
At the first EAS meeting, leaders signed the Kuala Lumpur Declaration of the EastAsia Summit. At the 34th EAS meeting, participating countries saidthat this was the leading dialogue mechanism on security, strategies in theregion.
Also on November 14, the ASEAN smart logistics network will be launched withthe introduction of first project – Vinh Phuc ICD Logistic Centre (SuperPort) in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.
The 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits,chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, are running virtuallyfrom November 12 to 15. It offers opportunities for ASEAN member nations tocomprehensively evaluate the results of intra-bloc cooperation as well ascooperation between the group and its partners, towards setting priorities forthe next stage./.
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