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KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must play a more proactive role to contribute to Myanmar’s return to normalcy, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said.
He said it is crucial that ASEAN leads a sincere discussion and constructively engage with Myanmar and all stakeholders to show that the regional grouping is effective as a cohesive regional grouping in addressing the expectations of its external partners, and in avoiding unnecessary unilateral responses that may affect the region unfavourably.
“Two-way engagements are therefore pivotal in this regard,” he said in a statement issued following an official visit to Brunei Darussalam, where he had an audience with Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, at Istana Nurul Iman, and several meetings with Brunei s Foreign Minister II Datuk Seri Setia Awang Erywan Mohd Yusof in Bandar Seri Begawan, today.
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Peace activists wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and US President Joe Biden pose with mock nuclear missiles in front of Berlin’s landmark the Brandenburg Gate on January 29 in an action to call for more progress in nuclear disarmament. AFP
A nuclear weapons-free world for future generations
Mon, 1 February 2021
In July 2017, 122 states agreed to endorse a new international agreement that would ban nuclear weapons from existence in the world. Realising the massive humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was heralded as the first step to safeguarding humanity’s future by eliminating nuclear weapons altogether.
commander of the armed forces, handed over the
promotion decisions to the two deputy ministers at a ceremony held in Hanoi on
January 22.
Congratulating Cuong and Luong, Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan
Lich described their promotions as a great honour of the officers, their
families, and the Vietnam People’s Army.
He expressed his hope that the two deputy ministers will continue to promote
the Vietnam People’s Army’s glorious tradition, uphold the revolutionary virtue
and loyalty to the Party, Fatherland and people, and make considerable efforts
to serve the nation and people.
On behalf of the two officers, Cuong expressed his sincere and deep gratitude to
Friday, January 22, 2021, 08:44 GMT+7
This image show a bridge in Thua Thien-Hue Province, central Vietnam. Photo: Google Arts & Culture
What you need to know today in Vietnam:
Politics Vietnam s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison had a telephone talk on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of shared concern, according to the
Vietnam News Agency. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on Thursday led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the online ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) at the invitation of Foreign Minister of Brunei Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof, the