Malaysian expert highly values Vietnam’s leadership in ASEAN
Vietnam has shown its dynamism in the leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Associate Prof. Dr. Awang Azman Awang Pawi from the Kuala Lumpur-based University of Malaya.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the second ASEAN Global Dialogue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 13. (Photo: VNA)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Vietnam has shown itsdynamism in the leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),said Associate Prof. Dr. Awang Azman Awang Pawi from the Kuala Lumpur-based Universityof Malaya.
Talking to the Vietnam NewsAgency on the occasion of the 40th and 41st ASEANSummits, he said ASEAN members should promote cooperation to guarantee economicstability, and that Vietnam can contribute to growth and the maintenance ofeconomic stability and peace in the region.
Vietnam can improve itsnational industry by diversifying products amid international and regionalintegration, with priorities matching its national development strategy, he noted.
Mentioning the country’scontributions to the agenda promotion and efforts to respond to commonchallenges in ASEAN this year, Awang held that Vietnam has become a strategicpart in the bloc’s success.
In terms of ASEAN’s cooperation with dialogue partners in2022, the expert said the association will stay committed to dialogue partnersto promote shared prosperity in the region to sustain post-pandemic recovery./.
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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the second ASEAN Global Dialogue in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 13. (Photo: VNA)
