Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed that Vietnam will
continue to be an active and responsible member of ASEAN, especially
during the development of the ASEAN Economic Community.
On March 7, he met economic ministers from the association’s member
countries and its Secretary General Le Luong Minh, who are in Hanoi
for the 19 th ASEAN Economic Ministers ’ Retreat and related meetings
from March 6-9.
The PM expressed his hope that the
economic ministers will foster cooperation for a successful ASEAN
Community, and the elevation of economic, trade and investment links
among the association’s member nations and between ASEAN and other
countries.
On the occasion, Dung congratulated
Brunei for taking the position of ASEAN Chair in 2013, and affirmed
that Vietnam will do its utmost to support the country.
The economic ministers highly valued Vietnam ’s role in the
association and applauded the country’s achievements in all fields
during the past years.
The ministers and Secretary
General Minh asserted that they will continue their efforts and
coordinate closely to fulfil the association’s set targets, especially
the successful building of an ASEAN Community by 2015.
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) comprises of 10 member
countries, including Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei,
Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.-VNA