September 23, 2017 | 21:42 (GMT+7)
Int’l workshop marks ASEAN's 50th birthday
PANO - An international seminar to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of ASEAN was co-held in Hanoi on September 22 by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
At the workshop. Photo: dangcongsan.vn
The event drew the participation of representatives of ASEAN-member countries’ embassies to Vietnam and other scientists.
The workshop aimed to review and evaluate achievements and problems of ASEAN over the past 50 years, the prospects and future of the association, and suggest solutions to further develop the ASEAN Community, contributing to peace, stability and development in the region and the world.
Delivering their reports, the delegates focused on discussing several issues, including challenges in promoting foreign affairs of ASEAN, strategic role of ASEAN in dealing with the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (IS), China’s policies to Southeast Asia, and potential of the ASEAN Community and Vietnam’s adapting policies.
Translated by Van Hieu