Vietnam celebrates 20-year membership with ASEAN

by VTV401 August 2015 Last updated at 17:34 PM

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Viet Nam's national flag fluttered in the wind with flags of other countries in the initiation ceremony for Viet Nam to become the seventh member of the Association of South East Asian Nations - ASEAN on July 28, 1995. — VNA/VNS Tran Son

VTV.vn - Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired a ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Vietnam’s membership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The event also served to honour the bloc’s formation 48 years ago on August 8th, 1967. The deputy prime minister said the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community at the end of this year will have a significant impact on all member states and the region.

He said that based on the pillars of politics, security, economics and culture, the ASEAN Community would improve the solidarity of the people, help reduce tension and disputes and build peace, cooperation and development in the region.

He emphasised that over the past two decades, ASEAN has been a top priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy.