The foreign minister traveled to Cambodia from Vietnam, where on Monday he was received by the country’s President and Prime Minister, while holding talks with his Vietnamese counterpart.
In Cambodia there is the foreign minister Nikos Dendiasin order to participate in the work of the 55th Session of the organization “ASEAN” (Association of South – East Asian Nations), while on the sidelines he will have a series of meetings with his counterparts. Yes, it will be signed tomorrow Accession Organ to the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia – TAC). The Admission Body to “TAC” is expected to be signed, within the same ceremony, by representatives of Denmark, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Netherlands and Oman.
On the sidelines of the work of the session, the foreign minister is expected to have meetings with a number of his counterparts from ASEAN member states. In particular, today Tuesday Nikos Dendias is expected to meet with Deputy Prime Minister (and Foreign Minister) of Thailandas well as with its foreign ministers Singaporeher Cambodia and his Brunei. Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 3, she is expected to meet with her foreign ministers Indonesia, India and the Philippines.
It is recalled that the Minister of Foreign Affairs went to Cambodia from Vietnam, where on Monday he was received by the President and the Prime Minister of the country, while he had talks with his Vietnamese counterpart. The talks initially focused on developing bilateral ties, mainly through expanding trade in areas of common interest, such as shipping and renewable energy.
Special mention, as pointed out by diplomatic sources, was made to joint adherence of the two countries to International Law and the Law of the Sea (the UNCLOS), which is a compass for the resolution of all disputes. It is noted that Vietnam is a founding member of the “Group of Friends of UNCLOS”. It is also recalled that this issue was at the center of the foreign minister’s contacts in New Delhi and Tokyo last April and is expected to be discussed during the contacts with ASEAN foreign ministers in Cambodia.
In fact, during the contacts in Hanoi, it is emphasized that Mr. Dendias informed thoroughly about the challenges facing our country in the Eastern Mediterranean and at the same time he was informed about the situation in the South China Sea.
Also, it was signed memorandum of understanding in the field of Diplomatic Education and in the context of cultural cooperation, he visited the offices of the National Olympic Committee of Vietnam, where he made a donation to support young athletes as part of our related initiatives at the United Nations.
Cooperation in the framework of international organizations was also discussed, with Mr. Dendias expressing thanks for the support from Vietnam of the Greek candidacy for the Security Council, in the period 2025-2026.
Finally, the European Union-Vietnam relations were examined, in the light of the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement, as well as the Agreement for the Protection of Investments.
N. Dendias meeting with the second Foreign Minister of Brunei.
On the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN Summit (Association of South – East Asian Nations) held in Cambodia, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with Brunei’s second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof.
During the meeting, bilateral relations, investments, joint commitment to UNCLOS, cooperation in the UN, as well as developments in Southeast Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean were discussed, as stated in a post by N. Dendias on Twitter.
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