US highlights cooperation programmes with Asean countries

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at the online Asean-US Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Thursday. — VNA/VNS

WASHINGTON (Vietnam News/ANN): The US on Wednesday (Sept 9) introduced specific cooperation and support programmes for Asean member states, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the US-Asean Strategic Partnership.

The programmes focus on four main fields: strengthening public health systems for the future, building connectivity through human capital development, advancing partnerships in economic cooperation, and promoting maritime cooperation for a secure Indo-Pacific.