Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính participates in the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting, which officially opened on Saturday afternoon at the office of the regional grouping’s secretariat in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang

Joining the meeting are leaders of nine ASEAN member states, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and leader of the Myanmar military Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. They are scheduled to discuss building of the ASEAN Community, the efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic and on economic recovery, ASEAN’s foreign relations, and regional issues, including the Myanmar crisis. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang