ASEAN must always be bear in mind that centrality is not a right, but a privilege, that has to be re-earned and re-earned.

New Zealand was the second country to have established dialogue relations with ASEAN back in 1975 and New Zealand believes in ASEAN centrality, as well as the convening power for dialogue in the region through ASEAN.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim requested committees and coordination mechanisms between the two countries to concretise the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership into specific plans and actions for immediate implementation and early results.

The two leaders highly valued the positive progress in bilateral relations, particularly in trade and investment cooperation, highlighting that successful business and investment activities of Telemor, a brand of Việt Nam's military-run telecom group Viettel in Timor Leste, have made significant contributions to the Southeast Asian nation’s socio-economic development, and creating jobs for local labourers.

Now more than ever, ASEAN must strengthen its solidarity, self-reliance, and resilience to ensure the bloc’s prosperous development for the benefit of its people, PM Chính stated.

Preparing for the new phase of development, Deputy PM Bùi Thanh Sơn said that ASEAN member states, together with the Secretariat, should make further efforts to fully and effectively complete the roadmaps and plans already outlined, along with reviewing and evaluating their implementation processes. This would serve as a foundation for the building and more effective implementation of new visions and development plans.

Deputy PM Bùi Thanh Sơn recommended both sides actively implement the visit’s outcomes, including the action plan for Việt Nam-India comprehensive strategic partnership for 2024-28.

In order to effectively implement the high-level agreements between the two parties and the two countries, both sides agreed to continue to enhance comprehensive cooperation in all fields, with a focus on strengthening connectivity, especially in infrastructure and road, railway, and maritime transportation, thereby increasing trust, people-to-people exchanges, and cooperation.

At the ASEAN Future Forum 2025, Việt Nam’s ASEAN SOM former leader Nguyễn Trung Thành expressed confidence that the Southeast Asian bloc will continue to be a force for convening and managing differences.

In response to emerging and unprecedented challenges, PM Phạm Minh Chính highlighted the necessity of special legal and policy frameworks to provide an appropriate regulatory foundation for effective solutions.

Recommending the breakthrough actions for ASEAN, PM Phạm Minh Chính underlined establishing a flexible, effective, and more responsible decision-making mechanism, ensuring the bloc’s principle of consensus as well as the effective implementation of the breakthrough initiatives.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Hòa Bình pointed out that bilateral trade remains below its potential, urging expanded collaboration to reach the US$1 billion threshold. He also stressed the importance of boosting cultural exchange, education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.

Under the theme 'Women, Peace and Security-Digital Inclusion for Sustainable Peace', the participants proposed recommendations on the security agenda in the digital era and offered policy consultation on digital gaps between men and women in peace keeping and security activities.

Defence cooperation between Việt Nam and South Africa has yielded significant results across multiple areas, including regular exchanges and delegation visits.

Addressing an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly in New York on February 24 to address the ongoing situation in Ukraine, which marked three years of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, Việt Nam's Permanent Representative to the UN, stressed the importance of prioritising the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure while facilitating urgent humanitarian aid for those affected.

Vietnamese representative to the United Nations also praised constructive initiatives aimed at fostering dialogue to bring an end to the conflict, based on international law and the UN Charter, and with full regard for the legitimate interests of all parties involved.

As one of Việt Nam’s most significant multilateral diplomatic initiatives, the two-day forum underscores the country’s proactive role in shaping ASEAN’s future.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Monday received Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa who is on an official visit to Việt Nam from Sunday to Tuesday.

Party General Secretary Tô Lâm expressed his belief that the health sector will continue to develop strongly, improving the quality of people's lives and bringing the country into a new era of prosperity and development.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) recommends reviewing the existing organisations and establishing a unified Government-level Steering Committee to comprehensively oversee the railway sector.