The two sides agreed to continue close coordination to effectively carry out annual cooperation mechanisms such as border defence friendship exchanges, joint patrols on land and at sea, enhanced joint training and exercises, and defence industry collaboration.

Việt Nam praised Indonesia’s initiative to send naval and coast guard vessels to Việt Nam for visits in 2024.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim affirmed the important role of AIPA, together with the parliaments of member states, in making positive contributions to the common efforts to strengthen solidarity, foster economic integration, and consolidate ASEAN’s central role in addressing regional and global challenges.

In the coming time, Việt Nam will continue to focus on large-scale infrastructure projects such as standard-gauge railways connecting with China, Central Asia, and Europe.

These are major political events of great significance for the country and each locality as they will be organised 40 years after “Đổi mới” (renewal), achieving important accomplishments across all fields, leaving remarkable imprints, and enhancing the country’s position in the region and the world.

Both sides will boost cooperation in the fields of energy, oil and gas, science and technology, digital transformation, innovation, artificial intelligence (AI), fisheries, the Halal industry, as well as actively participating in ASEAN Power Grid (APG) projects.

In the context of rapid-changing and complex regional and global developments, to continue to promote the role and special strengths of parliamentary diplomacy, NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn propose AIPA focus on three priority areas.

EU wishes to expand cooperation beyond economy with ASEAN through initiatives such as the Global Gateway and the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the EU.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 18 highlighted prevention as a strategic, fundamental, long-term, decisive, and sustainable approach to non-traditional security threats, stressing that comprehensive and holistic measures must be taken with the people at the center as the main actors.

General Phan Văn Giang warned that while science and technology open vast opportunities, escalating rivalries and unresolved disputes pose grave risks to peace and stability.

Việt Nam is among the countries most heavily affected by such threats, which are increasingly dangerous and far-reaching, influencing all areas from economy, politics, culture, and society to defence and security.

Addressing a meeting with the Standing Board of the Government Party Committee, Party General Secretary Tô Lâm underscored that officials must fully understand the link between urban and rural development, describing them as complementary and mutually reinforcing strategies.

During the visit, National Assembly Chairman Nguyễn Thị Thanh and the Vietnamese delegation held meetings with First Vice President of the Belgian Senate Andries Gryffoy and European Parliament Vice-President Younous Omarjee.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Trần Quốc Khánh on September 16 had a working session with Abdelkader Toumi, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Batna Province, which is twinned with Điện Biên Province of Việt Nam, and representatives of Algerian enterprises to seek ways to expand cooperation in various fields.

The UK is ready to share expertise in international financial centre development, placing education at the heart of cooperation, and advancing collaboration in green finance, net zero and digital transition.

Public investment should serve as a key driver of growth, acting as seed capital to catalyze and mobilize all social resources, thereby fostering economic expansion, creating jobs and livelihoods, and improving the material and spiritual well-being of the people, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated.

A delegation from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, led by its commander Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi Bin Bol Hassan, is on an official visit to Việt Nam from September 16-18 to discuss defence cooperation.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held bilateral meetings with Cambodian National Assembly President Khuon Sudary and Timor-Leste National Parliament Speaker Maria Fernanda Lay in Kuala Lumpur on September 17 on the sidelines of the 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46).

National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn held bilateral meetings with leaders of Cambodian and Timor-Leste in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Văn Chính called for joint efforts to build a peaceful, stable and business-friendly environment that supports sustainable development and contributes to regional and global prosperity.