Timor Leste Ambassador to Viet Nam Joao Pereira has expressed his confidence that Viet Nam will remain a key economic, political, and socio-cultural pillar of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

In 2022, Vietnam has successfully and comprehensively implemented the following objectives and tasks: Focusing on disease prevention and control, while promoting socio-economic recovery and development; becoming a bright spot “in the grey picture” of the global economy. The year 2023 is forecasted to be more difficult as the global economy declines.