Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said he hopes major powers, who are all partners to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to work towards stable relations and responsible, healthy competition, for the sake of regional and global peace and security.
The leaders of the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said on May 13 they have agreed to establish a "comprehensive" partnership later this year amid China s growing military and economic clout in the region.