Kuala Lumpur, May 26 -- Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has called on ASEAN and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to enhance cooperation to bolster peace and stability, uphold multilateralism and a rules-based international order, and support the peaceful settlement of disputes.

Addressing the ASEAN - GCC Ministerial Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 25, Son urged ASEAN and GCC to fast-track the 2024-2028 cooperation framework by identifying priority areas for each phase to optimise available resources.

He suggested that both sides should select annual priority areas that are complementary and aligned with mutual interests, such as trade-investment, connectivity, digital transforma...