– Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of the ASEAN Senior Officials' ( SOM ) delegation of Vietnam, joined his counterparts from other regional countries in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia on May 8 to discuss preparations for the 42nd Summit of the blocParticipants reviewed the agenda, activities, and a list of documents to be submitted to the ASEAN leaders for consideration on this occasion. Taking place on May 10-11, the 42nd ASEAN Summit will discuss many issues on the process of building the ASEAN Community, including ASEAN Community's Post-2025 Vision, ASEAN's external relations, as well as international and regional issues of common interest. At the meeting, heads of the SOM delegations of countries mulled over the implementation of ASEAN's priorities in 2023 as well as updated the cooperation situation between ASEAN and its partners. The same day, the 16th meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group on Timor Leste's application for ASEAN membership was held. The roadmap will be submitted to the 42nd ASEAN Summit for approval./.

Source: Viet Nam News May 08, 2023 19:58 UTC