Deputy PM, FM calls for bold innovation to reinforce ARF’s role amidst global complexity

  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son co-chairs the ASEAN-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. VNA Photo
    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son co-chairs the ASEAN-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. VNA Photo
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. VNA Photo
    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. VNA Photo
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son meets with Pakistan counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar. VNA Photo
    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son meets with Pakistan counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar. VNA Photo
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son attends the 13th Mekong-RoK Foreign Ministers' Meeting. VNA Photo
    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son attends the 13th Mekong-RoK Foreign Ministers' Meeting. VNA Photo
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son meets with UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy. VNA Photo
    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son meets with UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy. VNA Photo
  • Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son attends the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings (AMM-58). VNA Photo
    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son attends the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings (AMM-58). VNA Photo
As regional tensions escalate and strategic uncertainties mount across Asia-Pacific, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has called on the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) to promote reforms to maintain its role and respond proactively and flexibly to evolving challenges. At the 32nd ARF in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, which brought together 27 member states, Son affirmed the forum’s significance over the past three decades as a key dialogue platform for promoting trust-building, and cooperation, contributing to peace and security in the region. Earlier, in the framework of the AMM-58, ASEAN+1 Foreign Ministers' Meetings with the UK and European Union (EU) took place, along with the 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers' Meeting. VNA Photo

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