Jakarta (VNA), Sept. 18 -- New Zealand highly evaluated Vietnam's role as Chair of ASEAN 2020 , especially amid the challenging and unusual circumstances, said Alison Mann, New Zealand's Senior Official for APEC, East Asia Summit, ASEAN Regional Forum and SEAN.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency's correspondent in Jakarta, Mann said New Zealand adheres commitment to the international rules-based order and multilateral institutions to deal with transbourndary challenges, said Mann, who leads the Asia Pacific Regional Integration Division under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand.

Vietnam's priority of advancing a "Cohesive and Responsive" ASEAN is most appropriate given the current challenges posed by...