HANOI, Mar 1 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese government issued a resolution, to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on Establishing the China-ASEAN Centre, signed in 2017.
In Aug, 2017, the foreign minister of China, and foreign ministers or their representatives of the 10 ASEAN member states, signed the amended version of the MoU in Manila, Philippines, where they gathered for a meeting and agreed to build a higher level China-ASEAN strategic partnership.
The China-ASEAN Centre was inaugurated in 2011, as an inter-governmental organisation, in a bid to promote cooperation between China and ASEAN in multiple fields including trade, investment, education, culture and tourism.
The Vietnamese government asked the foreign ministry to conduct diplomatic procedures, in line with regulations and work closely with related ministries and agencies, to realise the MoU.
Vietnam serves as the rotating chair of ASEAN for 2020.– NNN-VNA
