Hanoi, Sept. 16 -- Vietnam will continue to actively support Timor-Leste in effectively participating in and actively contributing to the ASEAN Community, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung affirmed on September 16.

During his talks with Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito dos Santos Freitas in Hanoi, Trung noted that his country is ready to share experience and best practices, enhance capacity-building, and promote Timor-Leste's participation in ASEAN programmes on narrowing the development gap.

He also called on Timor-Leste to work proactively with ASEAN in implementing key plans of the bloc, particularly the ASEAN Community Vision 2045.

The two officials agreed to work closely to implement...