Pretoria (VNA), Sept. 24 -- Vietnam, as the ASEAN Chair in 2020, has made tireless efforts in cultivating solidarity and unity that enable the bloc to surmount challenges, according to ASEAN ambassadors in South Africa.

They made the appraisal while attending a meeting of the ASEAN Pretoria Committee (APC) chaired by Vietnamese Ambassador Hoang Van Loi on September 23. This was the first meeting of APC members in six months as South Africa applied social distancing measures to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thai Ambassador Komate Kamalanavin affirmed Vietnam has done a great job in leading the region to deal with the coronavirus. He also hailed Vietnam's support to several ASEAN member states and dialogue partners in response to the o...