Maritime cooperation amid Covid-19 benefits Asean

Fishing ships anchor at a port in central Ninh Thuận Province. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Maritime cooperation within Asean and Asean-led mechanisms have reaped significant outcomes across spheres despite Covid-19, heard the 10th Asean Maritime Forum (AMF) that was held both in online and in-person formats earlier this week.

In his opening speech, Vũ Hồ, Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Asean Department, said since its inception in 2010, the forum has become an effective framework to promote dialogue, information sharing and coordination between relevant agencies, significantly contributing to regional maritime cooperation and security.