Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang has spotlighted key outcomes of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-59) and related meetings in Manila, the Philippines from July 20-24, adding that Viet Nam has left a lasting imprint across nearly 20 sessions.

In its capacity as co-chair in 2025, Viet Nam worked closely with the RoK and the Mekong countries to maintain high-level exchanges, enhance the effectiveness of the Mekong–RoK Business Forum, organise the Mekong–RoK Forum for the first time to share project outcomes and implementation experience, and promote innovative solutions in water resource management through the third Mekong–RoK Water Forum.

The Vietnamese minister underscored ASEAN+3's role as a strategic platform for deepening regional economic integration, strengthening resilience and helping build a peaceful and prosperous future for the region.

Minister Le Hoai Trung welcomed Rubio's participation and active contributions to the ASEAN meetings, saying they reflected the US' commitment to maintaining engagement in the region, supporting ASEAN centrality, and contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in Southeast Asia.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung proposed that ASEAN–UK cooperation shift its focus from growth to enhancing resilience, self-reliance and innovation on the basis of increasingly strengthened mutual trust.

The Vietnamese delegation proposed making energy security and transition a pillar of ASEAN-Canada relations, and urged Canada to support the implementation of the ASEAN Power Grid and expand cooperation in renewable energy, hydrogen, energy storage and nuclear power for civilian purposes.

Le Hoai Trung, Politburo member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Wang Yi, Politburo member, Director of the Office of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, in Manila, the Philippines, on July 22 on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-59) and Related Meetings.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung met with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-59) and Related Meetings on July 22 in Manila, the Philippines.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has called on ASEAN and Russia to achieve breakthroughs in economic cooperation, expand collaboration in emerging sectors and strengthen people-to-people connections to translate commitments of both sides' leaders into tangible outcomes.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters co-chaired the ASEAN-New Zealand Post-Ministerial Conference (PMC) on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-59) and Related Meetings in Manila, the Philippines, on July 22, with both sides reaffirming their commitments to deepening the ASEAN-New Zealand Comprehensive Strategic Partnership through practical cooperation.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung met separately with his Canadian and New Zealand counterparts on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-59) and related meetings in Manila, the Philippines, on July 22, reaffirming Viet Nam's commitment to strengthening bilateral partnerships and enhancing cooperation within the ASEAN framework.

Viet Nam looks forward to working closely with fellow ASEAN members to raise the bloc's voice and contribution to international human rights efforts.