Vietnam backs establishment of resilient, innovative ASEANVietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh welcomed the Singapore-proposed theme of building a resilient and innovative Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) while addressing the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Singapore on February 5-6. Heads of delegation to ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ RetreatHe affirmed that Vietnam will work closely with other bloc member nations to ensure the success of ASEAN 2018. He suggested member countries stand firm with ASEAN viewpoints about regional and international issues of mutual concerns, including those on the East Sea issue. During the AMM Retreat, ministers reviewed the implementation of the outcomes of the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila in November 2017 and defined cooperation priorities in 2018. Concluding the AMM Retreat, the host Singapore as Chairman of ASEAN 2018 issued a joint press statement on the outcomes of the meeting.-VNA