Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the Vietnamese delegation arrived in
Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on April 24 to
attend the 22 nd ASEAN Summit.
Themed “Our people,
Our future”, the summit will discuss several topics, including
ASEAN’s 2013 priorities; accelerating ASEAN community formation and
future orientation; as well as expanding the bloc’s external relations
and promoting ASEAN’s central role in the shaping of regional structure.
PM Dung and other ASEAN leaders will also exchange
views on regional and international issues of common concern,
particularly those that ensure peace, security and development
cooperation in the region and East Sea issue, as well as
cooperation in adapting to challenges such as environmental change,
natural disasters, epidemics and other non-traditional security
challenges.
As scheduled, PM Dung will hold meetings
with Brunei’s King who is the Chairman of the 22nd ASEAN Summit
and Indonesian President on April 24 to boost bilateral cooperation and
discuss the meeting’s focus.
The 10-member
Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, comprises
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.-VNA