Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – ASEAN Foreign Ministers have adopted a Joint Communiqué ofthe 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 53), Deputy ForeignMinister Nguyen Quoc Dung told the press on the sidelines of the AMM 53 andrelated meetings on September 10.
TheAMM 53 and related meetings are taking place in the form of video conferencingfrom September 9 to 12.
TheDeputy FM stressed that the issuance of a Joint Communiqué of the AMM 53reflected the solidarity and high consensus as well as the resolve of ASEAN inannouncing its views on internal matters, the building of the ASEAN Communityand regional and world issues, adding that it is also a success of the hostcountry – Vietnam.
Accordingto Dung, the negotiations to draft the document lasted over more than one weekand consensus was reached in the morning of September 10. He said the JointCommuniqué covers many aspects, but the important thing is that it hasacknowledged all the work of ASEAN in the recent past, as well as all the initiativesand proposals made by Vietnam in 2020.
Regardingthe East Sea issue and the negotiations on a Code of Conduct (COC) of partiesin the East Sea, the Deputy FM said the issue was given appropriate attention inthe AMM 53’s Joint Communiqué, demonstrating ASEAN’s concern over the issue andthe bloc’s basic viewpoints and wishes, including the early achievement of aquality COC that is in accordance with international law and the 1982 UNConvention on the Law of the Sea.
“Wehope to continue the negotiations on the COC as early as possible,” Dung said,adding that it depends greatly on the coordinator of ASEAN-China relations, whichis currently the Philippines.
Hewent on to say that the Joint Communiqué took note of initiatives and effortsof ASEAN countries to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the ASEAN Fundfor COVID-19 Response, the Regional Reserve of MedicalSupplies and a post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan.
Dung revealed that the ASEAN Fund for COVID-19 Response,set up at the 36th ASEAN Summit, now has several million USD andcountries are continuing to contribute to it.
Theofficial said at the meetings, Vietnam and other ASEAN members havedemonstrated solidarity and high consensus on essential and core matters,including the central role of ASEAN and the bloc’s independence and neutrality.
“ASEANmembers show a sincere, constructive and straightforward attitude during themeetings, thus constituting the ASEAN’s central role in leading and creating afavourable atmosphere for discussions,” Dung said./.
TheAMM 53 and related meetings are taking place in the form of video conferencingfrom September 9 to 12.
TheDeputy FM stressed that the issuance of a Joint Communiqué of the AMM 53reflected the solidarity and high consensus as well as the resolve of ASEAN inannouncing its views on internal matters, the building of the ASEAN Communityand regional and world issues, adding that it is also a success of the hostcountry – Vietnam.
Accordingto Dung, the negotiations to draft the document lasted over more than one weekand consensus was reached in the morning of September 10. He said the JointCommuniqué covers many aspects, but the important thing is that it hasacknowledged all the work of ASEAN in the recent past, as well as all the initiativesand proposals made by Vietnam in 2020.
Regardingthe East Sea issue and the negotiations on a Code of Conduct (COC) of partiesin the East Sea, the Deputy FM said the issue was given appropriate attention inthe AMM 53’s Joint Communiqué, demonstrating ASEAN’s concern over the issue andthe bloc’s basic viewpoints and wishes, including the early achievement of aquality COC that is in accordance with international law and the 1982 UNConvention on the Law of the Sea.
“Wehope to continue the negotiations on the COC as early as possible,” Dung said,adding that it depends greatly on the coordinator of ASEAN-China relations, whichis currently the Philippines.
Hewent on to say that the Joint Communiqué took note of initiatives and effortsof ASEAN countries to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the ASEAN Fundfor COVID-19 Response, the Regional Reserve of MedicalSupplies and a post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan.
Dung revealed that the ASEAN Fund for COVID-19 Response,set up at the 36th ASEAN Summit, now has several million USD andcountries are continuing to contribute to it.
Theofficial said at the meetings, Vietnam and other ASEAN members havedemonstrated solidarity and high consensus on essential and core matters,including the central role of ASEAN and the bloc’s independence and neutrality.
“ASEANmembers show a sincere, constructive and straightforward attitude during themeetings, thus constituting the ASEAN’s central role in leading and creating afavourable atmosphere for discussions,” Dung said./.
VNA
