Vietnam has actively partaken in the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the fourth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) which freshly concluded in Clark city of the Philippines.

 ASEAN leaders convened their 23rd summit in Brunei on October 9 to accelerate the building of a united community by 2015, solve pending issues, and set orientations for the grouping beyond 2015.

Viet Nam is deeply concerned by the recent allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria and strongly condemns the chemical attacks on civilians, said Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman, Luong Thanh Nghi.

 Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 2 attended the 20th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF–20) and the third East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (EAS–3) in Brunei.