Jakarta (VNA), Feb. 4 -- The Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat, led by Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son , has actively contributed ideas to creating ASEAN's consensus on many important decisions such as measures to improve the group's institution effectiveness, implement the five-point consensus on the Myanmar issue, and support Timor Leste.

The statement was made on February 4 by Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, in an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Indonesia on the outcomes of the retreat.

Ambassador Ho said that the Vietnam ese delegation not only discussed with other delegates to identify ASEAN's focuses and priorities, but also actively proposed many practical ...