AMM-56: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam Attends Meeting between ASEAN and Partners
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam Bùi Thanh Sơn continued to join his counterparts from ASEAN countries in attending the ASEAN+1 meetings with Japan, the Republic of Korea, the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom, Canada, and the ASEAN+3 meeting, within the framework of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 13 July 2023.
During the meetings, partner countries affirmed their appreciation for ASEAN and support for ASEAN’s unity and centrality. They pledged to assist ASEAN in building the ASEAN community and an open, inclusive, transparent, and rules-based regional architecture operating in accordance with international law.
Meanwhile, ASEAN and Japan agreed to deepen cooperation in various areas, especially in trade, investment, supply chain stability, and high-quality infrastructure development while expanding collaboration into new potential areas such as innovation, climate change response and green growth. The ASEAN highly valued Japan’s provision of a USD 3.34 billion loan to support post-pandemic recovery efforts in ASEAN and its additional contribution of USD100 million to the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).
