The meeting forms part of the ongoing 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings.

They heard reports on the AICHR’s past operations and suggested directions for its future activities, particularly the building of the AICHR’s 2020 Priority Programme and Work Plan for 2021 – 2025.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (front row, third from left) joined other ASEAN foreign ministers in the meeting with representatives of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in Bangkok on July 30.

Minh then met with Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, during with both agreed to boost the Vietnam – Indonesia strategic partnership in all fields, including maritime cooperation.

Discussing common concerns related to regional and international issues, they affirmed the importance of reinforcing solidarity in ASEAN as well as the bloc’s central role.

The boosting of effective collaboration within ASEAN and between the bloc and its partners is also necessary, they said.

Regarding the East Sea issue, the sides stated that parties involved need to comply with international law, particularly the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to maintain peace and stability, and reinforce mutual trust among countries.

Also on July 30, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung had a meeting with his Indian counterpart Vijay Thakur Singh to discuss measures to develop bilateral ties as well as India’s cooperation with the Mekong sub-region.

Vietnam Mekong River Commission holds first plenary meeting in 2019

The Vietnam Mekong River Commission (VMRC) held the first plenary meeting in 2019 in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on June 19 under the chair of the commission’s chairman Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha. 

34th ASEAN Summit-related meetings begin in Bangkok

The 34th ASEAN Summit and related meetings officially began in Bangkok on June 20 with the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR).

Vice President holds bilateral meetings on CICA sidelines

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh met with a number of State and Government leaders on the sidelines of the 5th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Tajikistan from June 14-15. 

Meeting honours 100 outstanding blood donors

A total of 100 outstanding blood donors were honoured at a meeting held in Hanoi on June 4 by the Steering Committee for Voluntarily Blood Donation Mobilisation.

Meeting responds to World No Tobacco Day

A meting was held in Hanoi on May 26 in response to the World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the National No Tobacco Week (May 25-31) following the theme “tobacco and lung diseases”.

Source: VNA