Get ready for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting week.

On July 7th, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) was held to prepare for the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-58) and related meetings. Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, Acting Head of the Vietnamese ASEAN SOM, led the delegation attending the meeting.

Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, Acting Head of Vietnam's ASEAN SOM, attended the meeting.

The meeting comprehensively reviewed the agenda and logistics for the AMM-58 and related meetings. These Ministerial Meetings are of particular importance, taking place just weeks after the 46th ASEAN Summit, which yielded many historically significant results, ushering in a new phase of ASEAN development.

Following the Leaders' decisions, the Ministers will engage in in-depth discussions on the direction and methods for implementing the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and cooperation strategies in practice. Specifically, regarding the steps for Timor-Leste's accession to ASEAN, the Ministers will discuss in detail the development of a roadmap and the implementation of procedures for Timor-Leste's participation in the legal instruments, as well as continued support for Timor-Leste after its membership. The Ministers will also conduct a comprehensive assessment of ASEAN's relations with its partners, through cooperation plans for the new period, and discuss current international and regional issues of paramount importance.

According to the program, the 58th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM-58) and related meetings will take place from July 8-11 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, with the participation of the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN countries, Timor-Leste, and 17 ASEAN partners. The Ministers will participate in approximately 20 activities within the frameworks of ASEAN, ASEAN+1, ASEAN+3, the East Asia Summit (EAS), and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

Speaking at the meeting, Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, along with other countries, highly appreciated the role of the Malaysian Chair in coordinating and leading ASEAN cooperation to achieve significant progress, gradually concretizing the orientation of "inclusiveness and sustainability". Ambassador Tran Duc Binh also exchanged views with the Heads of SOMs of other countries on many specific issues related to ASEAN's adaptation to geoeconomic changes, strengthening relations between ASEAN and existing partners, proposals for establishing new partnerships, as well as the procedures and processes for admitting Timor-Leste as an ASEAN member. These issues will also be reported and submitted to the Foreign Ministers for consideration.

Also on July 7th, the Executive Board Meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (SEANWFZ) took place. The meeting focused on discussing the implementation of the SEANWFZ Action Plan for the period 2023-2027, initiatives to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the SEANWFZ Treaty (1995-2025), and promoting consultations with nuclear-weapon states regarding their participation in signing the SEANWFZ Protocol.

* On July 8th, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son will lead the Vietnamese delegation to participate in the first activities within the framework of the AMM-58 Conference, including the Dialogue between ASEAN Foreign Ministers and the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the Meeting of the Committee on the Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ).

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/san-sang-cho-tuan-le-hoi-nghi-bo-truong-ngoai-giao-asean-320208.html