Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other ASEAN leaders attended the closing ceremony of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos on October 11, which was marked by the handover of the ASEAN Chairmanship from Laos to Malaysia.

The upcoming 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings in Jakarta on September 5-7 will offer a venue for leaders of ASEAN member nations and those from partner countries of the bloc to discuss ways to address difficulties and challenges facing the region and the world, said ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn.