Sub-regional development was among the key topics of discussion during the first working day of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) and related meetings on September 9.

Below is the full Remarks by H.E. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Viet Nam at the Opening Ceremony of the AMM-53.

Below is the full Speech by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh at the Opening Session of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

Deputy Foreign Minister and head of Vietnam's ASEAN SOM Nguyen Quoc Dung answered reporters’ queries about preparations and agenda for the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) and related meetings during a press conference in Hanoi on September 7.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of ASEAN SOM of Viet Nam, chaired a meeting of senior ASEAN officials and a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (ExCom SEANWFZ) Treaty on September 7, as the opening activities of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) and related meetings.

Below is the full announcement on the Press Conference on the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, Head of Viet Nam's ASEAN SOM, on September 1 chaired a virtual special meeting of ASEAN senior officials on the bloc’s external relations.

The ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group on Public Health Emergencies (ACCWG-PHE) reviewed cooperation within ASEAN in the fight against COVID-19 during its third meeting, held in the form of video conferencing, on September 1.

ASEAN strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Jolo, Sulu, the Philippines on 24th August 2020, which resulted in the loss of lives and caused injury to many. ASEAN extends its deepest sympathies and condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of the Philippines, especially to the bereaved families, and wishes the injured a quick recovery.