Vietnamese prime minister to attend 42nd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia next week

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will sit in on the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia from May 9 to 11 at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. Besides, the ASEAN leaders will table the development of the ASEAN community, and regional and international issues. In addition, the summit will comprise talks between the ASEAN leaders with the representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, the ASEAN Business Advisory Council, the High-Level Task Force on the ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision. The Vietnamese prime minister is set to deliver a speech at the 42nd summit. Southeast Asia hosts two summits each year The ASEAN Summit and the Partner Summit are hosted each year by the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).